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It's been just over 24 hours since a a funicular crash in central Lisbon killed at least 16 people, and injured more than 20.

Today was a day of mourning for the country, with people paying their respects to the victims of the crash.

Let's take a look at what has happened:

• Authorities have so far confirmed the nationality of 13 victims - they include five Portuguese nationals, two South Korean, one Swiss, two Canadian, one German, one US and one Ukrainian national
• Among those killed was a worker on the funicular, André Marques, who was its brake guard
• 23 people were injured, according to the country's health service, with six in intensive care and three sustaining minor wounds
• It's still unclear what caused the crash and an investigation has been launched - authorities say the findings will be released soon
• Lisbon's public transport operator, Carris, announced that all funiculars in the city have been suspended for inspection, with the Gloria line set to reopen in the future with a new carriage
• Throughout the day, we've been speaking to locals and eyewitnesses, including some who were on a different funicular at the bottom of the hill when the crash occurred

We're now ending our live coverage but you can continue to follow updates in our news story.

Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Lisbon

Among those reported in local media to have been killed in Wednesday’s crash are workers at the Santa Casa da Misericórdi charity, who used the funicular as part of their commute.

At the charity’s headquarters on Thursday, staff said they were not able to respond to questions on fatalities.

One worker, Valdemar Bastos, tells the BBC that staff often used the funicular, along with tourists and elderly people, rather than walking up the steep hill.

“I have always felt safe,” he says. “I’m used to Lisbon tramways – the vibrations and the bumps that happen all the time. I was far from imaging that something like this could ever happen.”

We're getting more detail on those injured in the funicular crash from Portuguese authorities.

Alvaro Santos Almeida, head of Portugal's' health service, says 23 people have been injured. Six of them are in intensive care and three have sustained minor wounds.

Of those injured:

• Three are Portuguese
• One is German
• One is South Korean
• One is Swiss
• One is Cape Verdean
• One is Moroccan

He adds that Spanish, Israeli, Brazilian, Italian and French nationals are also "involved in this incident".

Portuguese police say they believe two Canadian, one German, one US and one Ukrainian national are also among the victims of the funicular crash.

They say they have identified them "to the highest degree of possibility".

Three victims remain unidentified, says Luis Neves, head of Portugal's Judiciary Police.

Earlier, we heard five Portuguese, two South Korean and one Swiss national had been identified.

Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Lisbon

Police have moved back a small crowd of residents and tourists as they expanded cordons around the area.

The crowd moved back quietly, continuing to watch the scene, many taking photos on their phones.

A yellow and white wreath - matching the colours of Lisbon’s iconic funicular - has been placed near the wreckage alongside a love heart balloon.

A church service will be held in the city later in honour of those killed in the crash.

A spokesperson for the Portuguese Volleyball Federation says it is “deeply saddened” to learn of the passing of Pedro Manuel Alves Trindade, who was onboard the Gloria funicular.

He was a former executive and referee for the Lisbon Volleyball Association.

In a statement, the Federation says: “In this time of immense grief, our thoughts are with all the families and friends who lost loved ones.

“Our deepest condolences to all those affected by this tragic event."

At least 16 people died in the crash on Wednesday night, at least five of whom were Portuguese nationals, while more than 20 others were injured.

We've just heard from the public prosecutor's office in Lisbon, which has been working to identify the victims from the disaster.

So far, eight of the 16 people killed have been identified in this process. These include five Portuguese nationals, two South Korean and one Swiss.

The statement adds that work is continuing to identify the remaining eight victims.

Sofia Ferreira Santos
Live reporter

As we reported earlier, there has been some confusion over the number of victims who died as a result of the funicular crash in Lisbon.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said 16 people had died - but just hours before, Lisbon’s Civil Protection Service had put the death toll at 17.

I previously spoke to the service to clarify this and they confirmed that the death toll currently stands at 16, not 17. They now say there was a duplication in records.

Here is the statement from the director of the service, Margarida Castro Martins:

"Based on available sources, two victims were reported to have died in hospitals overnight. This information is incorrect, as a duplicate record was discovered.

Therefore, it is corrected and clarified that one person died tonight at São José Hospital, thus resulting in 16 fatalities, not 17 as reported this morning. We regret this oversight."

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The head of public transport firm Carris has just ended his media conference, here's a quick roundup of what Pedro de Brito Bogas had to say:

• All funiculars in Lisbon are currently suspended for technical inspections, which will happen over the next few days
• The line will reopen in the future with a new carriage
• De Brito Bogas said the transport company for Lisbon had doubled its spending on maintenance in the last 10 years
• He said the funiculars in Portugal's capital had been operating correctly since 2007, with technicians monitoring them to ensure they are working

• The findings from the investigation into its causes will be released soon, but gave no firm date
• He could not confirm how many people were on the carriage at the time, but said Carris believes it was fewer than the maximum capacity of 42

The Carris president is next asked if the Gloria funicular can be salvaged.

The specific carriage can't be, he says, but the line will remain and open again with a new carriage.

The "Elevador da Gloria" as it is known in Lisbon will continue, says de Brito Bogas.

A journalist asks the Carris boss to confirm the number of passengers onboard the funicular at the time of the crash.

He says the operator is looking into it, and that it is insufficient to check by ticket numbers.

He says the operator believes it was less than its maximum capacity of 42 people.

He's next asked when investigations into the crash will conclude and when the findings will be released.

De Brito Bogas says he can't give a specific deadline, but it will be as soon as possible, so that they can find out what happened, deal with the issue and find a way forward.

Asked about local media reports that the funicular was inspected in the morning of the accident - and given the all-clear - the president of Carris says this will be looked into by further investigations.

Carris evaluated these inspections, he says, and deemed them to have been performed well.

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A journalist asks whether Carris - the operator of Lisbon's public transport - had considered replacing parts and modernising the funicular fleet.

De Brito Bogas replies that the fleet has been running well and says the company has been looking to update some of its electric vehicles.

De Brito Bogas addresses the maintenance of the funiculars.

He says the funiculars have been acting correctly since 2007, and that technicians are constantly monitoring equipment to ensure no faults. He adds that all findings are registered.

He says Carris has upped its spending on maintenance in recent years, more than doubling between 2015 and 2025.

Carris will be looking into the "causes and responsibilities of this accident", he adds.

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A press conference on the funicular crash has just started in Lisbon.

Pedro de Brito Bogas, the head of the city's public transport operator - Carris - says it is using external consultants at the request of Lisbon's mayor.

The company is "doing everything possible" to collaborate with the authorities, he says.

He adds that all funicular and elevator operations in Lisbon have been suspended for technical inspection, which will happen "in the coming days".

Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Lisbon

At the site of the crash here in Lisbon, a pile of flowers is growing as people pay their respects to those killed in the crash.

As we have reported, at least 16 people were killed and more than 20 others injured.

Throughout the day, tourists and locals have been gathering at the site behind a police cordon.

Warning: This video contains distressing scenes and audio.

The video in this post was filmed by Rasha Abdo, a passenger in the second funicular carriage - the one that had been towards the bottom of the hill when the crash happened.

She describes her carriage beginning to move up the hill before it suddenly began sliding quickly back down. Some passengers were hurt when the second carriage came to an abrupt stop at the bottom of the hill, she says.

She then describes seeing the other carriage coming down the hill. At the beginning of the video, children can be heard crying. You can watch her account below.

First opened in 1885 and electrified in 1915, the Gloria funicular is one of three funicular lines in Lisbon.

Unlike traditional funiculars, the two cars on the Gloria route are powered by electric motors.

The cars are attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable meaning that as one travels downhill, its weight lifts the other, allowing them to ascend and descend simultaneously.

The cable connecting the two carriages runs under the ground and above the carriages are the power lines.

There's a funicular brakeman operating the movement of each car.

Carris, the company that runs the Gloria line confirmed earlier that André Marques, who was among those killed in the crash, was a brakeman on the funicular.

Alice Cuddy
Reporting from Lisbon

At a dental lab next to the crash site, Jose Garcia is working as crowds of journalists and onlookers gather beneath his window.

“Every day, the funicular attracts big, long queues. Today, instead of that, it’s journalists and people looking at the wreckage,” he says.

He had finished work when the crash happened yesterday and says he was shocked by the news. In his office, there are paintings of the famous funicular on the walls.

“From what I understand, this mode of transport is very safe,” he says. “And when we talk about accidents, we have to think about what caused them.”

He says he is hopeful that a thorough investigation will expose what went wrong given the scale of the crash and the number of people from different countries that were impacted.