The elevator stopped between the ground and first floors.
Hyderabad: The six-year-old boy, who was trapped between an elevator and a floor slab for over two hours at Maphar Comfortek apartments in Masab Tank on Friday, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment on Saturday. The child suffered severe breathing problems and seizures before he was finally rescued from the elevator. Multiple organ failure during treatment led to his death.
Those residing in the apartment told Deccan Chronicle that the boy had accompanied his grandfather to his aunt’s in the same complex. When his grandfather was loading bags into the lift, the child was already inside and suddenly, the elevator began moving upwards, even though its doors were still open.
“The boy panicked and tried to jump out of the elevator, but got trapped between the floor slab and the elevator. We heard his screams and called the fire department and ambulance”, said K. Sreenivas, a resident.
HYDRAA’s DRF teams and fire marshals arrived and used gas torches to cut through the elevator’s flooring and the beams to free the kid, while doctors and ambulance staff tried to provide oxygen. After more than two hours of efforts, the boy was pulled out and rushed in critical condition to Niloufer Hospital, where the doctors said that the extent of his injuries was extremely severe.
Dr Ravi Kumar, head of department of the paediatric department at Niloufer Hospital, said “The boy was totally asphyxiated. Being trapped between a four to five-foot-thick concrete slab and an elevator caused immense pressure on his abdomen, restricting his breathing and stopping blood circulation. He suffered seizures due to lack of oxygen.”
Dr Kumar said, “We performed a diagnostic laparotomy to assess the internal damage, but his blood circulation was too weak.”
The child was declared dead at 12.30 pm on Saturday. Police registered a case of death under suspicious circumstances and shifted the victim’s body to OGH mortuary for postmortem after which the body was handed over to his family members.
