A young father of two children trapped in an elevator shaft on a pedestrian overpass lost his life.

A young father of two children trapped in an elevator shaft on a pedestrian overpass lost his life.

10.05.2026 20:45

In the Yunusemre district of Manisa, Seymen Görciz, a 24-year-old father of two, tragically lost his life after being trapped between the elevator and its outer cladding while trying to board the elevator on a pedestrian overpass.

A young man lost his life after getting trapped in the elevator of a pedestrian overpass in the Yunusemre district of Manisa.

HE WAS A FATHER OF 2 CHILDREN

The incident occurred around 16:30 on the Hüseyin Genç Pedestrian Overpass on Mimar Sinan Street. Seymen Görciz, 24, married and a father of two, was trapped between the elevator and its outer casing while trying to board the elevator on the overpass.

EXTRACTED AFTER LONG EFFORTS

Upon notification to the 112 Emergency Call Center by witnesses, ambulance, fire brigade, and police teams were dispatched to the scene. After lengthy efforts by firefighters, the young man's lifeless body was removed from where it was trapped and handed over to medical teams.

The unfortunate man's body was taken to the morgue of Manisa Merkezefendi State Hospital. An investigation into the incident has been initiated. 

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