Fatality Reported in Mexico Elevator Incident

IMSS hospital in Playa del Carmen; image courtesy of Riviera Maya News

A man has been taken in for questioning after the death of a six-year-old at a hospital in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Riviera Maya News reports. The girl died after becoming partially stuck in a moving elevator. According to preliminary information, the child was placed on a stretcher and walked onto an elevator with hospital staff. When the elevator began to go up, the door was still open and only half of the stretcher with the girl was inside. Both were crushed by the elevator. The hospital released a statement saying authorities were immediately notified of the accident and that maintenance of the elevator is the responsibility of an outside company. The attorney general of Quintana Roo, Mexico, opened an investigation into the incident and detained a male person for questioning, according to the source.

Get more of Elevator World. Sign up for our free e-newsletter.

Please enter a valid email address.
Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.

image courtesy of Otis

Otis Receives Sustainability Awards

CIC in the Philippines; image courtesy of CIC

CIC Participates in Bid For Philippine Airport AC Project

Mayer

Mayer Joins Schindler as Carolina Area GM

OTIS UK SELLS LIFTEC EXPRESS TO RCAPITAL PARTNERS

Otis UK Sells Liftec Express to Rcapital Partners

Hitsous

In Memoriam: Peter J. Hitsous

Example of an elevator installation on the highland in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu; image courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

Seoul Metropolitan Government Begins Accessibility Project

The Hip Hop Museum; image courtesy of thhm.org

TEI Providing Three Elevators For Bronx Hip Hop Museum

Katti; image courtesy of Arkel Electronic India

Arkel Electronic India Appoints Katti MD