A Canadian citizen was among the 21 people injured in a fatal streetcar crash in Portugal’s capital city, the head of Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency told reporters, The Canadian Press is reporting. Article content

Authorities in Lisbon are still trying to determine how the historic Elevador da Glória funicular derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday evening. Article content Article content

The death toll from the tragedy climbed to 16 on Thursday after two of the injured died in hospital, according to the Associated Press.

National Post has contacted Global Affairs Canada to confirm a Canadian was on board and injured.

Victims ranged from a three-year-old toddler to adults up to age 65, some from Portugal, while many were tourists from throughout Europe, South Korea an

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