The Attorney General’s Office announced that procedures are underway to identify the remaining eight victims, and the investigation has been assigned to the Department of Investigation and Penal Action (DIAP) in Lisbon.
Late Wednesday afternoon, following a derailment, the Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered autopsies to be conducted immediately, allowing the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (INMLCF) to begin the process, according to the Attorney General’s statement.
The statement also mentioned that both national and international protocols for victim identification in disaster cases are being followed, and these efforts are being coordinated between the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Judicial Police, the Public Security Police, and INMLCF.
The Glória funicular in Lisbon derailed on Wednesday, resulting in 16 fatalities and leaving approximately twenty others injured.
The government has declared Thursday as a national day of mourning.
Managed by Carris, the Glória funicular connects Restauradores to the São Pedro de Alcântara Garden in Bairro Alto, covering a distance of about 265 meters and is highly popular with tourists.
