Woman crushed to death by poorly maintained elevator in Sukhumvit condo

A woman was killed by an elevator inside her Bang Na-district condominium yesterday on Sukhumvit Road.

Thonwan Ontalae, 61, was stuck inside the elevator of the eight-story condominium with her granddaughter yesterday afternoon after it stopped working. As she pushed the door open and was about to step out, the elevator began moving, crushing her body.

According to the investigation, the elevator often stops working, and the residents would always break the door open to get out, which eventually led to the horrible accident, killing one of the building’s tenants.

Bang Na authorities said they will interview witnesses and prosecute the landlord and possibly the building’s engineer, Daily News reported.

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