Portuguese police say two Canadians dead in Lisbon streetcar crash

By Canadian Press on September 5, 2025.

Police in Portugal say two Canadians are among the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed Wednesday.

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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