Police in Portugal say two Canadians are among the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed Wednesday.
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The dead also included five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, police said in a statement.
The list of nationalities was published following forensic identification.
The French Foreign Ministry said Friday that a woman who was a French-Canadian dual citizen is among the dead.
The Portuguese government’s Office for Air and Rail Accident Investigations said that it has concluded its analysis of the wreckage and would issue a preliminary technical report Friday. It wasn’t clear how revealing the report would be.
The distinctive yellow-and-white Elevador da Gloria, which is classified as a national monument, was packed with locals and tourists Wednesday evening when it came off its rails. Sixteen people were killed and 21 others were injured.
— With files from The Associated Press
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 5, 2025.
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