An advertising executive who stepped into a lift at her Madison Avenue
office building got caught as the doors were closing and was dragged
along as it shot upward, crushing her to death between floors.
Two other people who had entered just before the doors closed looked on in horror as Ms Suzanne Hart, 41, was killed.
They were rescued from the lift, which jammed between the first
and second floors, and were taken to a hospital to be evaluated for
psychological trauma. Neither appeared to be physically injured, police
and fire department officials said.
Public safety and law
enforcement officials said Ms Hart was stepping into the lift when her
foot got caught in the gap between the lift car and the lobby floor. The
car then rose abruptly with its doors still open, pulling her along,
they said.
The accident happened on Wednesday morning in a 26-storey midtown Manhattan office tower near Grand Central Terminal.
Investigators with the city's buildings department were trying to
determine what went wrong. Safety mechanisms are supposed to prevent
lifts from moving while their doors are open. AP
Source: TODAY
Really reminds of the scene in Final Destination.
Final Destination 2 Lift Scene
omg!!!
Holy shit......
damn
Haiz R.I.P
what a violent way to die
RIP
wah sibei suay......sometimes when I walk into the lift, I'd have such thoughts flashing thru my mind. Sometimes when your time is up, it's up.
Final Destination
I think this should be the 1st case of this type of death?
Elevators are transport tools of hell. And, this is why you should never ram against an elevator door:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTTmWiCoqHc&t=25
I'm glad that I'm still alive despite all the jumpings I did in elevators when I was a kid.
gosh
when i was around 11-12, i jump in levels, i shake the lifts........damm i am gald i am still alive
RIP
People have been crushed, decapitated, cut in half, limbs amputated by lifts.
Don't rush for lifts.
Condolences to the family.