Kolkata: TMC leader Madan Mitra meets elevator accident, admitted to hospital
According to reports, Madan Mitra went to Kolkata Metro Railway's office at Shyambazar area and when he was getting down from the building, his elevator had started malfunctioning.
Minutes later, the elevator, carrying Madan Mitra, went to a free-fall and plummeted to the ground floor.
Following the incident, Kolkata Metro officers, police force and fire and emergency services officials rushed to the spot and Mitra was rescued from the crashed elevator nearly after an hour.
He was taken to Sagar Dutta Hospital nearby, where he is being treated in a stable condition, according to medical reports.
Describing the incident, Madan Mitra told IBNS, "I went to Metro's office at Shyambazar to hold campaign for Kolkata Metro's workers' organization election and when I was coming down from the building's fifth floor, elevator had started malfunctioning and it crashed to the ground floor."
"Nobody is responsible for this incident and I want to thank god that I've survived the major elevator collapse. I've got an injury in my waist due to the accident and I'm currently under treatment at Sagar Dutta Hospital," Mitra added.
However, after preliminary inquiry, police officials said that cables of the lift suddenly detached due to technical error which might have led to the elevator free-fall.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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