Watch: Valet drives car into parking lift shaft, plunges 2 floors
A car fell about twenty-five feet down a parking lift shaft. The incident occurred at the Horizon Gold building in Kandivli West. A valet attendant was steering the vehicle out of the building at the owner's request. The attendant was extricated by onlookers and taken to a local hospital. He sustained injuries after the unexpected fall into the shaft.
Mumbai witnessed a distressing incident on Monday evening when a car driven by valet attendant Subhash Kumar Yadav plunged approximately 25 feet down a parking lift shaft at the Horizon Gold building in Kandivli West. The tragedy occurred around 9.30 pm, when Yadav, who was steering the car parked on the second-floor podium, apparently miscalculated the parking platform's alignment with the lift.
The Alto car, with Yadav inside, crashed into the shaft, plummeting down about two floors. Despite the severe impact, the valet attendant miraculously escaped without serious injuries, as people present in the building managed to rescue him and swiftly transported him to Aastha Hospital. The unfortunate accident has been attributed to human error, with Yadav claiming to have lost control of the car.
The Horizon Gold building is a 22-story residential complex, featuring ground floor, four podium levels, and residential floors from the fifth to the 21st floor. The police have initiated an investigation to determine the cause of the incident, and the fire brigade has taken steps to remove the severely damaged car using a crane.
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