Five hotel workers at a luxurious Balinese resort have plunged to their deaths after a lift cable snapped.
The horrific incident happened on Friday at the Ayuterra Resort in the popular tourist town of Ubud, an area known for its terraced rice fields and tropical jungles.
Two men and three women died in the crash, and have been identified as Sang Putu Bayu Adi Krisna, 19, Kadek Yanti Pradewi, 19, Ni Luh Supernigsih, 20, I Wayan Aries Setiawan, 23, and Kadek Hardiyanti, 24.
Initially, three staff members were taken to Payangan Hospital alive, however they were declared dead shortly after arriving.
It’s believed the lift, at a 35-degree gradient, fell about 100metres before it crashed on the ground.
The resort’s chef, Ketut Suwiartham told Balinese media he heard shouts and a large crash around the time of the incident.
Surveillance footage shows the elevator travelling up the incline, before it was seen rapidly sliding down the track. Subsequent video shows the carriage crashing through the ceiling of a lower level.
Local media Detik reports police confirmed the elevator did not have an emergency brake, and occured four years after the lift’s engine was replaced in March this year.
The incident is now being investigated by the Bali Regional Police.