A cable failure in a Portugal streetcar killed 16 people and injured 21 in one of Lisbon’s worst recent tragedies.

The century-old funicular’s connecting cable snapped at the attachment point, causing brakes to fail as the cabin accelerated downward, a preliminary report found.

Investigators found the 1914 streetcar’s safety systems couldn’t stop the runaway cabin.

LISBON, Portugal — The first investigative report on the deadly derailment of a popular Portugal streetcar said Saturday that a cable connecting the two cabins essentially snapped.

Wednesday’s crash left 16 dead and injured 21 others in one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in recent memory.

The report by the Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations released Saturday said the two cabins had traveled not more than 20 feet

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