Mumbai Teacher Gets Stuck Between Moving Lift Doors At School, Dies

According to Mumbai police, a teacher, age 26, passed away after becoming locked in a school lift. The event was reported on Friday by St. Mary’s English High School in Malad, a North Mumbai suburb, in Chincholi Bunder.

Around 1 pm, police reported that Jenel Fernandes was waiting on the sixth floor to descend to the staff area on the second floor. The doors to the lift closed on her as soon as she stepped inside, according to authorities.

Vishal Thakur, zone 11 deputy commissioner of police, stated that once the woman entered the elevator, the doors shut behind her and the lift began to move, leaving her stuck.

She was hauled outside as the school workers came to assist her despite her serious injuries. She was taken in an ambulance to a private hospital, where medical staff pronounced her already dead.

“We reported an accidental death during the initial investigation. We will take appropriate action if there is any wrongdoing, “the police officer stated.

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