60s hospital employee falls to death in elevator in Gimhae

A tragic accident occurred at a hospital in Gimhae, South Korea, where a restaurant employee in their 60s died after falling into an elevator shaft along with a food cart. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the Gimhae Seobu Police Station, the employee was attempting to load a food cart onto the elevator when the doors opened prematurely. The employee, along with the cart, fell into the shaft below. Emergency services responded to the scene and transported the individual to a hospital, but they succumbed to their injuries later that afternoon.

Police are currently investigating the precise circumstances surrounding the fall. Their investigation will include examining the possibility of an elevator malfunction, as it is suspected that the doors opened while the elevator car was not present at the floor. The exact cause of the accident remains under investigation.