Cable failure, maintenance flaws contributed to Portugal funicular crash, investigation says

Cable failure, maintenance flaws contributed to Portugal funicular crash, investigation says

The failure of a steel cable and maintenance flaws contributed to the crash of a streetcar in the Portuguese capital Lisbon last month that killed 16 people — including three from Canada — and injured 21 others, according to an

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