Two of the injured passengers who had been hospitalized died, raising the toll from Wednesday’s accident to 17, the Civil Protection Service announced.
A total of 23 people from 10 nationalities were reportedly injured, including Portuguese, German, Spanish, Korean, Cape Verdean, Canadian, Italian, French, Swiss, and Moroccan.
The government has declared Thursday a day of national mourning.
While the accident is believed to have been caused by a broken cable, the exact cause remains unknown as investigations continue, according to broadcaster RTP.
On Wednesday, Lisbon's historic Gloria funicular derailed and crashed into a building on Rua da Gloria.
The accident took place shortly after 6 pm local time (1600GMT) as the funicular was descending from the Sao Pedro de Alcantara viewpoint toward Restauradore.
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