Hong Kong lift accident that injured two people caused by braking system malfunction, government report reveals
Technical investigation report came three months after couple suffered critical injuries when lift smashed into ceiling of 46-storey residential block
A freak lift accident that injured two people in Hong Kong was caused by a malfunction in the braking system, it has been revealed.
The 14-page technical investigation report, released by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, came three months after a couple suffered critical injuries when the lift they were in failed to stop at 15th floor where they lived and ascended all the way up, before smashing into the ceiling of the 46-storey residential block.
Another passenger had been in the lift just before the accident, but got out on a lower floor.
The report said the lift car did not stop at the 15th floor because the brake plunger had been jammed by metal strips and debris from a damaged spacer ring.