Lisbon funicular cable snapped before deadly crash, report finds
by Nadeem Badshah from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZVCB)
Investigators say it had not been possible to visually inspect section of cable that separated before incident
A cable linking two carriages snapped shortly before Wednesday's funicular crash in Lisbon that killed 16 people, accident inspectors have said in a report.
An operator tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent the derailment, investigators added.
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