Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- At least 15 people died and 18 were injured on Wednesday (Sep 3) when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed, an emergency medical service spokesperson told reporters.

The cable car railway is popular with tourists and is one of the city's symbols. Authorities did not identify the victims or disclose their nationalities, but said some foreign nationals were among the dead. Five people were gravely injured, the spokesperson said.

"It's a tragic day for our city ... Lisbon is in mourning, it is a tragic, tragic incident," Carlos Moedas, mayor of the Portuguese capital, told reporters.

Portugal's government declared a day of national mourning on Thursday.

Footage from the site showed the destroye...