Death toll from Elevador da Glória accident rises to 17. Victims are of at least 10 different nationalities.

The director of the Lisbon Municipal Civil Protection Service, Margarida Castro Martins, updated the death toll this morning following the Glória Elevator derailment on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. According to Martins, of the 38 people affected by the accident, 15 died on Wednesday and 23 were transported or made their own way to hospitals, two of whom died overnight.

There are now 17 deaths and 21 injured, of at least 10 different nationalities, including four Portuguese, two Spanish, one Korean, one Cape Verdean, one Canadian, one Italian, one French, one Swiss and one Moroccan.

The Public Prosecutor's Office has already opened an investigation into the accident, with the Attorney General's Office (PGR) stating, in a response sent to Lusa, that the MP “is carrying out the necessary procedures, within the scope of its powers, namely for the purposes of preserving evidence, with guidance and in coordination with the criminal police bodies”.

The Glória elevator is operated by Carris, connects Restauradores to the Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara, in Bairro Alto, on a route of approximately 265 meters and is very popular with tourists.

In a statement sent to Lusa, Carris "regrets the existence of victims and is monitoring the situation. Carris also said that "all maintenance protocols were carried out and respected" and that the last inspection was carried out last year. According to the company, general maintenance, which occurs every four years, took place in 2022, and the last interim repair, which is carried out every two years, was carried out in 2024. "The monthly and weekly maintenance programs and the daily inspection have been scrupulously followed," it stated. The company also said that it "immediately opened an investigation together with the authorities to determine the real cause of this accident."

The Government declared a day of national mourning this Thursday.