Portugal Prime Minister Luis Montenegrohaving newer information on the tragedy in Lisboninformed the people of his country that the dead are 16 and not 17 and stressed that the Portuguese They are united after this tragedy, one of the largest in modern history of the country.

‘Let’s say a lot Well done to people who provided first aid and did not allow the number of victims to rise to both the doctors and nursing staff of the city’s hospitals“, The prime minister added in his short television presence, without receiving questions from reporters.

The mayor of her Lisbon, Carlos Moadas: “It was an unprecedented accident. There are no words to describe the situation. We mourn yesterday and our thoughts are on the victims, the relatives of the victims and the injured. We are waiting for answers and be sure we will have them.

The original findings of the survey will be published on Friday, the Ministry of Transport says

The Portuguese Lusa news agency He says the research authorities have completed on -the -spot estimates after the accident and will announce the preliminary findings on Friday afternoon.

According to a press spokesman, the Aviation and Railway and Railway Prevention and Investigation Office (GPIAF), in cooperation with the Judicial Police and the Labor Inspectorate, completed the collection of data from the scene of the accident.

He added that a statement would be issued with the original conclusions and the direction of the research.

Ignored Tram Safety Warnings, unions claim

At the same time, Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moadas confirmed at a press conference that Carris, the tram company, has been called upon to launch both internal and external research on the incident.

Carris, the Lisbon Public Transport Company, insists that maintenance protocols were kept with monthly, weekly and even daily checks. However Trade unions argue that security warnings were ignored, attributing responsibility to years of budget cuts and subcutaneously to the aged Lisbon Transport Network.

Tourists and Portuguese victims

Not all victims have been identified yet. It has been known so far that a German was killed, and his German wife was seriously injured with their three -year -old child being spared with slight injuries. It was also known that two Portuguese charity officials were killed. Injured are also tourists from France, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Morocco and the green cape.