accidents
Additional Dormitory Elevator Accidents Reported in Türkiye
Following the death of a university student in an elevator accident at a state-run dormitory on October 26, media reports have drawn attention to nine additional elevator accidents within the...
69-Year-Old Man Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall in South India
A 69-year-old man died on November 4 from falling down an elevator shaft in the Thindal neighborhood of Erode in the south India province of Tamil Nadu, The Hindu reports....
Multiple People Killed, Injured in China Elevator Accident
Three people were killed, four were seriously injured and another 13 sustained minor injuries when an elevator plunged from the fourth floor to the first floor at a commercial complex...
U.K. Man in Coma After Escalator Incident
A Doncaster, U.K., man is in a coma after suffering injuries when he fell down a “broken” escalator at the city’s transport interchange, the Doncaster Free Press reports. The man’s...
Elevator Crushes Plumber in Delhi, India, Residential Area
A plumber working to clear water from an elevator shaft in the Naraina Vihar residential area of Delhi, India, was crushed on October 9 when someone pressed a button to...
Fatality Reported in Mexico Elevator Incident
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...
14 Injured in Mumbai Elevator Fall
At least 14 people were injured after an elevator collapsed from the fourth floor to the ground floor in the Trade World Tower C in Mumbai, India, on the morning...
Glasgow Train Station Escalator Malfunction Injures Five
Several passengers were injured when an escalator malfunctioned recently at a train station in Glasgow, Scotland, The Scottish Sun is among outlets to report. Witnesses said the escalator carrying rail...
Boy Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall in India
A 13-year-old boy died in early May after trying to exit a stalled elevator in a Kalyan, India, building and falling into the lift shaft, the Hindustan Times reports. The...
Escalator Injury at Sydney Airport Caused by Footwear
A four-year-old girl was injured at Sydney Airport last week when her shoe became stuck in an escalator, reports Yahoo News Australia. It is believed friction from the child’s shoe...
