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The fatal incident occurred in a factory lift in the Indian city of Vadodara. Sushila Vishwakarma, 48, from Uttar Pradesh, was making her way up to the fourth floor of the plastic manufacturing factory on Monday at around 8am, for the start of her shift. Police say they believe her earphones may have got caught in the collapsible grill, resulting in her untimely death.

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The Indian Express graphically reports how Mrs Vishwakarma’s head was found on the ground floor – while her body was dragged up with the lift to the fourth floor where she was due to start work.

M.N Saporiya of Bapod police station told the newspaper: “The elevator, which is without a roof, is used specifically for carrying goods.

“We are speculating that she was using her phone and absent-mindedly she tried to stick her head outside the lift, which started going up, and the accident happened.