Several people seriously hurt after lift crashes to ground on building site

Several people seriously hurt after lift crashes to ground on building site
Police arrive at the site where a construction lift crashed to the ground on a building site in Sundbyberg, near Stockholm (Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency via AP)

A temporary lift crashed to the ground on a building site in Sweden on Monday, seriously injuring several people, police said.

The construction elevator fell about 66ft with four or five people inside in Sundbyberg, north of the capital Stockholm, Kurt Jonsson, a spokesman for the rescue service, told Swedish news agency TT.

Police said no foul play was suspected and a preliminary investigation has been launched into “work environment violations”.

Swedish media carried photos of first responders at the site and the area cordoned off.

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