German Paternoster Incident Results in Death

A paternoster; photo by Eva K. for Wikimedia Commons

The Associated Press has reported that a man died on May 25 after an accident involving an old-fashioned jump-on, jump-off elevator — or paternoster — in Berlin, according to authorities in the German capital. The accident happened in a building in a central district, and 30 officers were sent to the scene, according to officials. Fire service spokesperson Dominik Preetz told public broadcaster RBB that the man, who was apparently descending from an upper floor, got stuck in the machinery of the lift between two floors and suffered severe injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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