(5 Sep 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lisbon, Portugal – 5 September 2025
1. Mid of flowers, candles and cards
2. Close of a balloon and flowers
3. Close of flowers
4. Close of a card and flowers
5. Pan right of flowers, candles and cards
6. Zoom-out of laid tributes
STORYLINE:
Flowers and candles were laid in Lisbon, Portugal on Friday, near the spot where a streetcar derailed and crashed, killing sixteen people and injuring twenty-one.
The distinctive yellow-and-white Elevador da Gloria, which is classified as a national monument, was packed with locals and international tourists on Wednesday evening when it came off its rails.
Multiple agencies are investigating what Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has described as "one of the biggest tragedies of our recent past.”
The government’s Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations said it has concluded its analysis of the wreckage and would issue a preliminary report on Friday.
Chief police investigator Nelson Oliveira said a preliminary police report is expected within 45 days.
Hundreds of people attended a somber Mass Thursday evening at Lisbon’s Church of Saint Dominic.
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas were among the stricken attendees, some dressed in black, in the candlelit sanctuary.
The electric streetcar, also known as a funicular, is harnessed by steel cables and can carry more than 40 people.
Officials declined to comment on whether a faulty brake or a snapped cable may have prompted the descending streetcar to careen into a building where the steep downtown road bends.
===========================================================
Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com.
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/1efaaf94924343ecbda38460f7731670
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in September 10, 2025, 9:03 am.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
