LISBON, Portugal - A scenic electric streetcar, one of Lisbon’s major tourist attractions, derailed on Wednesday, leaving 15 dead and 18 injured, according to emergency services.

Five of the injured were in serious condition and a child was among the injured, the National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a statement. An unknown number of foreigners were among the injured, it said.

What we know:

Authorities called it an accident, the worst in the city’s recent history, and it cast a pall over Lisbon’s charm for the millions of foreign tourists who arrive every year.

The yellow-and-white streetcar, which is known as Elevador da Gloria and which goes up and down a steep downtown hill in tandem with one going the opposite way, was lying on its side on the narrow road that it tra

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