An individual injured in the elevator accident at Glória, Lisbon, passed away overnight, raising the death toll from the disaster to 16, according to the Hospital de São José.
The derailment of the Glória elevator late Wednesday afternoon also left 22 people injured, who were transported to São José, Santa Maria, São Francisco Xavier, Cascais, and Amadora-Sintra hospitals.
The General Emergency Department of this Local Health Unit (ULS) received nine injured people on Wednesday: five in serious condition and four with minor injuries. One of the seriously injured succumbed to their injuries overnight.
Among the slightly injured was a three-year-old child admitted to the emergency room, who was stable and, as a precaution, transferred to Hospital D. Estefânia accompanied by their father.
The child’s mother, who is pregnant, was admitted to the Emergency Department with minor injuries and was transferred to Maternidade Alfredo da Costa.
[Updated at 09:01]
