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London Sightseeing Elevator Crash Accident

According to the local report, the landmark building Tower Bridge in London took place the elevator crash accident on May 11th, and the accident caused 6 passengers injured.
It happened before 1 PM on 11th. The panorama elevator of north Tower Bridge was rising up at that time, but it suddenly dropped to ground when the height is about 3.4 meters. Fortunately the elevator did not drop from the top. The U.K First Aids Center said, there were 16 persons in the elevator then, and 10 of them were fine, but the rests were sent to hospital because of the feet and crus broken.
The London Tower Bridge was close up after the accident took place, the government has send the security experts get to the spot to take the full investigation. As the prediction, the elevator wire rope rupture can be the main causation.

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