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\n <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n\n At least three people were killed and several injured by a derailment on a funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.\n <\/p>\n
\n Emergency teams are at the site, where some people remain trapped, CNN Portugal reported.\n <\/p>\n
\n A source at the Public Security Police said at least three people had been killed when the derailment occurred and there were about two dozen injured people \u2013 at least nine of whom were in a serious condition.\n <\/p>\n
\n According to CNN Portugal, the Homicide Brigade of the Judiciary Police has been called to investigate the cause of the accident.\n <\/p>\n
\n The Gl\u00f3ria Funicular, which can carry up to 42 people, is a Lisbon landmark and is very popular with tourists visiting the city.\n <\/p>\n
\n It is more than a century old, having first opened in 1885, according to Lisbon\u2019s official tourism site.\n <\/p>\n
\n Carris, the public transportation company that manages the funicular, told CNN Portugal that its teams are at the site, and that \u201call means have been activated\u201d to respond to the accident.\n <\/p>\n
\n The \u201cpriority is to monitor the situation,\u201d an official source said, without giving further details about the possible cause of the derailment.\n <\/p>\n
\n Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa\u2019s office said in a statement that the president \u201cdeeply regrets\u201d the incident and offers his condolences to those affected.\n <\/p>\n
\n This is a developing story and will be updated.<\/i>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n