One Dead, One Injured in India Elevator Incident

A 31-year-old senior mechanical engineer working near the Hairderpur Metro Station in Delhi, India, was killed and a foreman (supervisor) was injured on November 20 after the wire rope of an elevator machine snapped and the elevator fell, officials said and NEWS 18 reports. The two were in the elevator machine, inspecting a metro line connection at a height of 60 to 70 ft, according to reports. The two victims were working for a company that had been awarded a contract by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, police said.