Karachi Mayor safe after lift incident at hospital

Mayor Murtaza Wahab, Deputy Mayor, and other officials involved in mishap at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

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Karachi’s Mayor Murtaza Wahab was involved in a lift accident while visiting Abbasi Shaheed Hospital on his official tour, Express News reported.

The incident occurred when the Mayor, along with the Deputy Mayor and other officials, boarded the lift during their hospital inspection.

Due to overcrowding, the lift malfunctioned and made a sudden descent. Fortunately, all passengers, including the Mayor, were unharmed in the incident.

The hospital staff responded quickly, opening the lift doors from the outside and safely evacuating everyone.

Earlier, A woman, Samia Arshad, had died after falling down an elevator shaft at a hospital in Karimabad, Federal B Area, hours after giving birth to a baby girl.

She had been transferred on a stretcher by hospital staff when the elevator unexpectedly moved, causing her to fall 20 feet. She had suffered fatal head injuries from the fall.

The hospital staff had not properly secured the victim, and the elevator was reportedly in disrepair.

The woman's family had decided not to pursue legal action at the time but had expressed concerns about the hospital's use of faulty elevators.

The Sindh Healthcare Commission was investigating the incident, but no formal complaint had been filed yet. The hospital had confirmed the police's account of events and had stated that the lift was regularly maintained.