Vistex boss Sanjay Shah dies in freak accident at corporate event in India
Horrifying video has emerged of the moment the chief executive of a US-based tech company fell to his death in a freak accident during a corporate event.
Vistex boss Sanjay Shah and president Vishwanath Raju Datla were riding in a “iron cage contraption” on a stage during a company event in Hyderabad India when it malfunctioned last Thursday, according to the Times of India.
In a video of the accident which has surfaced on social media, a crowd of people at the company’s silver jubilee celebration can be seen watching the contraption carrying the two men being lowered down on to the stage.
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Several fireworks go off before the iron cage breaks and falls onto its side mid-air, dropping the two men several metres below.
The pair were taken to hospital where Shah, 56, later died.
Datla remains in a life-threatening condition.
An inspector from a local police department told the Times of India that one of the two wires attached to the cage had snapped.
“Both plunged more than 15 feet (4.5m) and landed on the concrete dais,” D Karunakar Reddy said.
“This caused multiple injuries.
“At the time of the accident, music was being played and Shah and Raju were waving to their staff while being lowered.”
Vistex, a software company, was founded in 1999 by Shah and is based in Illinois.
It has 20 global offices and services major brands such as GM, Barilla, and Bayer.
Vistex has been contacted for comment.
