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