At least 15 people died and around 18 were injured on Wednesday when Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car, which is popular with tourists, derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesman told reporters.

Authorities would not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead.

Global News has reached out to Global Affairs Canada to confirm if any Canadians were affected.

“It’s a tragic day for our city. … Lisbon is in mourning, it is a tragic, tragic incident,” Carlos Moedas, mayor of the Portuguese capital, told reporters.

Footage from the site showed the yellow tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in the Portuguese capital, destroyed, and emergency workers pulling people out of the

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