Inspectors investigating the deadly streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal, found that two cabins lost stability after the cable linking them disconnected before the funicular came off its rails and killed 16 people Wednesday, including two Canadians.

A preliminary report into the fatal Lisbon streetcar crash that killed 16, including two Canadians, indicates it was due to a cable disconnection.{ai:summary}Investigators say two streetcar cabins lost stability after the cable linking them disconnected, and the funicular derailed, killing 16 people, including two Canadians.The probe points to cable failure as a key factor.

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Disconnected cable led to Lisbon streetcar crash that killed two Canadians, 14 others

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