India: Nine injured after lift collapses from 8th floor of high-rise Noida building

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All those injured in the incident were rushed to a hospital for medical treatment.
All those injured in the incident were rushed to a hospital for medical treatment.
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Noida: Nine people were injured after a lift came crashing down to the ground from the 8th floor of a high-rise building in Noida on Friday evening, police said.

According to officials, the lift in Noida Sector-126's River Site Tower crashed from the 8 floor injuring all nine people who were inside it.

The injured have been identified as Yashu Sharma, Abhishek Gupta, Abhishek Pandit, Rajat Sharma, Sagar, Shubham Bhardwaj, Abhijeet, Saurabh Katia, and Piyush - all between 22 to 29 years of age.

"Nine people were injured due to the fall of the lift of the River Site Tower under Police Station Sector-126 of Noida. All of them have been admitted to a hospital," Noida police said in a post on X.

"The incident site was inspected by a team of police officers. All the injured persons are out of danger," police added.

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