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Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people and injuring 18

Headline from ABC 7 New York, from the development of Sep 3, 2025

Newest development Sep 5, 2025 · 4 reportsMost of those killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment were foreigners, including 1 American: police

An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon's landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others.

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    Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people and injuring 18

    Headline from ABC 7 New York ·

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    Most of those killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment were foreigners, including 1 American: police

    Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco ·

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  1. Herald Bulletin

    Famed streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    Portuguese emergency services say an electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions has derailed, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others. The National Institute for Medical Emergencies

  2. The Boston Globe

    Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Five of the injured are in serious condition, and a child is among the injured, the National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a statement.

  3. ABC 7 New York

    Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people and injuring 18 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon's landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Landmark streetcar in Lisbon derails, killing 15 people - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and

  5. CBS News

    Lisbon funicular crash kills at least 15 people when popular streetcar derails (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The cause of the deadly crash remains unclear after an electric streetcar derailed in Lisbon, Portugal

  6. WSVN Miami

    Portuguese investigators search for cause of Lisbon streetcar crash that killed 16 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Investigators sifted through the wreckage of a streetcar in downtown Lisbon on Thursday, trying to determine why the popular tourist attraction derailed during

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Famed streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, derails and crashes, killing 15 people (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    A picturesque electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions derailed and crashed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.

  8. The Guardian

    ‘Someone needs to answer for what happened’: Lisbon reacts to streetcar crash that killed 16 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Residents recall smoke, screams and a mountain of bodies at site of ‘one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history’

  9. WHDH Boston

    Famed streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, derails and crashes, killing 15 people - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A picturesque electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions derailed and crashed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others,

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Most of those killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment were foreigners, police say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The dead included five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two Canadians, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, police said in a statement.

  11. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Most of those killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment were foreigners, including 1 American: police (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    The Lisbon, Portugal funicular or streetcar crash victims were mostly foreigners, including 1 American, police said.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Most of those killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment were foreigners, police say - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Police in Portugal said Friday that 11 of the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed were foreigners, as an initial investigative report

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