By The Associated Press

The derailment of a popular streetcar in Portugal’s capital killed 16 people and injured 21 others, emergency services said , in what officials are calling one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in recent memory.

Members of the judicial police work at the site of a derailed electric streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Here’s what to know:

Investigations underway

Official details about the crash in downtown Lisbon were still scant Thursday morning. Authorities called the derailment on Wednesday an accident, and the government said that various official investigations were underway.

“The city needs answers,” Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas said.

Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency said early Thursday the death toll had risen

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