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THIS is the shocking moment a faulty lift shoots up more than two dozen floors and throws a man against the ceiling as it collides with the roof of the building.

The man surnamed He, aged 59, had just stepped into the lift on the ninth floor of his residential building in Shenzhen City’s Nanshan District, in South China’s Guangdong Province, when the device began to malfunction.

He is seen inside the lift when it malfunctions
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He is seen inside the lift when it malfunctionsCredit: CEN
He is thrown into the lift's ceiling after the shaft comes to an abrupt halt after shooting upwards
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He is thrown into the lift's ceiling after the shaft comes to an abrupt halt after shooting upwardsCredit: CEN
Despite the 59-year-old trying to stay in a safe spot, he was still injured in the freak accident
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Despite the 59-year-old trying to stay in a safe spot, he was still injured in the freak accidentCredit: CEN

He reportedly wanted to go to the first floor but the lift doors only partly opened before it suddenly rocketed upwards.

Surveillance footage from inside the lift shows the car then suddenly shooting upwards, with a panicked He pressing his back against the side of the metal box as he watches each floor pass him by through the gap in the doors.

He reportedly believed he would be safe if he positioned himself against the side, but the lift struck the roof of the building after shooting up no fewer than 28 floors and threw him up against the ceiling of the car, causing serious injuries.

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As he lay inside the faulty device, He managed to pull out his mobile phone and call for help.

The man’s son was quoted as saying: "He is now stuck inside the lift unable to move. He can only talk."

Local firefighters managed to prise open the lift doors and save He during a three-hour rescue, after which he was taken to the Shenzhen Nanshan District People’s Hospital for treatment.

He is forced to watch floors flash past as the faulty lift shoots upwards
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He is forced to watch floors flash past as the faulty lift shoots upwards
The man is carried out of the lift after suffering a serious concussion
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The man is carried out of the lift after suffering a serious concussion

The injured man has since been diagnosed with a concussion as well as a fractured hip bone.

The building’s management reported that a similar incident had occurred in the past and involved a pregnant woman being trapped inside a malfunctioning lift for hours.

Authorities are now investigating.

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