Boy dies in lift accident in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Mar 13 (PTI) A four-and-half-year old boy has died after allegedly getting stuck in a lift in a building here, police said on Thursday.

It is second such incident in the city in a month.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night in a four-floor building where a private men's PG hostel functions, a police official at Asif Nagar Police Station said.

The boy's parents are from Nepal and his father works as a watchman in the building since four months ago.

His mother and some local residents found the boy stuck in the lift on Wednesday night, police said.

"The boy got crushed, and the lift got stuck between the ground and first floors," the official said based on preliminary investigation.

Local residents took the boy out from the lift and shifted him to a hospital but he was declared brought dead, police said.

The police official said they were investigating if there was negligence on the part of someone leading to the incident or if there was a technical problem in the lift.

A case was registered based on a complaint filed by the boy's father.

In February, a six-year-old boy who was trapped between an elevator shaft and wall in an apartment complex here died while undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital, police said. PTI VVK SJR VVK ADB