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Four people were injured in a collapse of the works taking place in the Praça de Espanha, in Lisbon. The debris fell on a subway car carrying about 300 people.
Lisbon City Council says it was an error stemming from work on the construction site, adding that an investigation had already been opened. The municipality’s statement also indicated that technicians from the National Civil Engineering Laboratory are in place to coordinate the repair and ensure the reopening of the station in the coming days.
Political reactions were not long in coming. CDS councilor João Gonçalves Pereira posted the chamber’s statement on Twitter, adding the phrase: “This is what makes you think that Lisbon is Medinolândia”, a criticism and reference to the mayor, Fernando Medina.
In a statement, the Lisbon metro states that: “The circulation of the Blue Line is in operation between sections, between Reboleira and Laranjeiras and between Marquês de Pombal and Santa Apolónia.
To mitigate these impacts, Metropolitano de Lisboa has also developed contacts with the Lisbon City Council and CARRIS to ensure the reinforcement of surface transport, in the section of the Blue line that is interrupted, until conditions are guaranteed. security conditions necessary to restore circulation on the Blue Line through the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.
Metropolitano de Lisboa suggests the use of alternative transport solutions in the Metro network and in the Carris network (lines 746 and 726) until the return of normal circulation in the section of the blue line ”.
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