How Portuguese tram disaster unfolded, second-by-second: Carriage cable failure sent victims screaming down 900ft track before flying off at sharp bend, killing 17 - as locals blame overtourism for crash

Witnesses said the streetcar came careening down its course before derailing on the curved Rua da Gloria just after 6pm.

How Portuguese tram disaster unfolded, second-by-second: Carriage cable failure sent victims screaming down 900ft track before flying off at sharp bend, killing 17 - as locals blame overtourism for crash
Witnesses said the streetcar came careening down its course before derailing on the curved Rua da Gloria just after 6pm.

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