NASHIK, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA – APRIL 27, 2026 50-year-old Jyoti Shivaji Ahire died in an unusual accident at Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre. The contract employee was working in the operating department when she looked into the shaft of a small freight elevator designed to transport medical equipment. The elevator suddenly began moving, trapping her head and neck.
The woman sustained severe head and spinal injuries. Her colleagues freed her and rushed her to the intensive care unit, where she later succumbed to her injuries. The entire incident was captured by security cameras.
The victim’s son subsequently filed a complaint over possible safety negligence. Hospital management stated that it was not an ordinary passenger elevator but a lifting device designed to transport surgical equipment. According to the hospital, a technical inspection found no mechanical defects.
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