MUMBAI: In a freak accident, a 40-year-old liftman who was repairing lift on the third floor of a housing complex died after the lift accidentally started crushing him to the side wall in Mulund East in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon.The victim Sanjay Yadav , a resident of Vasai working as technician with Omega Lifts , died on the spot, said Navghar police . According to the police, the incident took place at around 11.40pm when the liftman Yadav was carrying out repair work.The residents of the New PMGP Society in Mulund East had complained that the lift in I wing was not functioning properly. "The lift was automatically stopping on 7th and 15th floor, because of the shoddy work done by the builder. Our two society members had explained the problem to the liftman. He opened the lift and was doing some repair work when suddenly someone from the 13th floor pressed the lift button and the lift started crushing him," said Deepak Bobhate, a resident. Immediately, they alerted the fire brigade and Navghar police.An injured Yadav was rushed to Mulund general hospital where he was declared dead before admission. Police said the prima facie they are registering an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and negligence case against unknown persons."We will find out whether the Omega companies' employees had taken proper safety measures or there were any negligence on their part and how the lift started moving when it was under repairing," said a police officer. The residents alleged that the Richa Realtor builders be booked for several violations and negligence while rehabilitating them.