80-year-old retired engineer dies after getting trapped under elevator at Karnataka temple

An eighty-year-old retired engineer tragically died after becoming trapped beneath an elevator car. The incident occurred Sunday morning at the Dattatreya Swamy Temple in Shivamogga. He stepped into the shaft believing the elevator had arrived on his floor. The descending lift car struck and pinned him, causing severe trauma. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal elevator accident.

80-year-old retired engineer dies after getting trapped under elevator at Karnataka temple
An eighty-year-old retired engineer tragically died after becoming trapped beneath an elevator car. The incident occurred Sunday morning at the Dattatreya Swamy Temple in Shivamogga. He stepped into the shaft believing the elevator had arrived on his floor. The descending lift car struck and pinned him, causing severe trauma. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal elevator accident.