Man narrowly escapes being crushed by elevator

A man was violently thrown to the ground, leaving him inches from being crushed after an elevator malfunctioned. 

The incident happened in a building in the Gujarat Housing Board residential complex in the city of Valsad, in the Indian state of Gujarat. 

CCTV footage showed resident Vatsalbhai Panchal standing inside the lift and beginning to step out as the doors opened.

But after placing one foot outside the lift, it surged upward without warning, flinging him to the ground. 
 

He narrowly avoided being trapped between the moving lift and the wall by seconds. 

According to reports, Panchal suffered internal injuries but survived the incident. 

Following the incident, the property management said the lift company had been contacted to carry out repairs. 

Reports said there had been no major complaints about the lift before the accident. 

See the video below.