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| Dozens injured in Lisbon tram crash | Dozens injured in Lisbon tram crash |
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| Twenty-eight people have been injured after a tram derailed and flipped over in Lisbon. | Twenty-eight people have been injured after a tram derailed and flipped over in Lisbon. |
| Officials say the tram went off the rails on a bend at the bottom of a steep hill at around 6pm on Friday. It hit a building and fell on its side, initially trapping about a dozen people in the wreckage and injuring others on the pavement. No one was badly hurt. | Officials say the tram went off the rails on a bend at the bottom of a steep hill at around 6pm on Friday. It hit a building and fell on its side, initially trapping about a dozen people in the wreckage and injuring others on the pavement. No one was badly hurt. |
| Local media initially reported that two children from the UK had been injured, but the Foreign Office said it believed no British people were involved. | Local media initially reported that two children from the UK had been injured, but the Foreign Office said it believed no British people were involved. |
| Electric trams are a common form of transport in the Portuguese capital. | Electric trams are a common form of transport in the Portuguese capital. |
| Portugal | Portugal |
| Europe | Europe |
| news | news |