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Third British victim of Lisbon funicular crash was Anglesey man

Gareth Wayne WilliamsBBC News

Family image is a man with a white beard and a blue hat sitting on the sea wall with the ocean behind him. He is wearing a gray jacket shirt and purple jeans. Family

His family, David Young, a lifelong transport lover

The third British victim, who was killed in a forefront crash in Lisbon, was named by the police.

David Young, 82, from the Hopling Angeles, was among the 16 people who died last Wednesday when Gloria went out of its path and collided with a building in the capital of Portugal.

His family described him as “lifelong transport lovers”, saying that it was comfortable that “his recent moments were to pursue the hobby that gave him a lot of happiness.”

During the weekend Cheshire Ensure the other British victims Kylie Smith, 36, and her partner Will Nelson, 44.

Known as Dave, he grew up in Auchterarder, Perthheer, but he moved to Holseheid in 1980 where he had a “long profession as a customs officer.”

His family said: “In retirement, he was visiting the heritage railways and tram around the world.”

Llinos Medi, MP MôN, sent her condolences to the family of Mr. Young and “to those who were affected”.

Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer said he was “very sad” because of the accident.

A spokesman for “his ideas with their families and those affected by this terrible accident,” said a spokesman for their families.

“We stand united with Portugal during this difficult time.”

Reuters emergency workers remove one of the wounded liquid, after the breeds are declined and the Montrogen iron railway crashesReuters

The 140 -year -old boots are designed to travel up and down to the slopes of Lisbon.

The railways in the city – Glória, Lavra, Bica and Graça – is one of the famous tourist attractions known as its yellow vehicles that resemble the tram.

The officials said The cable was cut along the railway roadBut the rest of the mechanism was working properly.

Brakeman tried to apply emergency brakes but failed to prevent drift,

The cause of the accident is still unknown.

Portuguese, South Korea, Switzerland, Canada, France, Britain, Ukraine and the United States are among the dead, according to the police.

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2025-09-08 13:08:00

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