One killed, one injured in Moscow lift fall
A construction lift fell on Moscow's Bolshaya Sadovaya Street during a facade renovation, killing a 35-year-old man and injuring his 27-year-old female colleague, who suffered a broken neck, forearm fractures, and a closed head injury.
Consensus
- A construction lift fell on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street in Moscow.
- The incident occurred during a facade renovation of a building.
- One person, a 35-year-old man, died.
- A 27-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition.
- The woman sustained a broken neck, forearm fractures, and a closed traumatic brain injury.
- The lift was red in color.
- The incident took place in the center of Moscow.
Points of divergence
- The woman previously survived a crane collapse on a construction site in Evpatoria. — riamo
- The incident occurred on Saturday, 29 August, and mentions a separate crane collapse in Evpatoria and another incident in Yekaterinburg involving a woman trapped in a crane cabin during a storm. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Worker died when elevator fell during building repair in Moscow center — РИАМО
- One person died when a lift fell on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
- One person died in the center of Moscow during the fall of a lift — Вести
- Elevator with two workers fell in the center of Moscow — one person died, another is in critical condition. — Baza