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Heidi Chalkley (40) was crushed by an automatic garage door
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Published: Aug 17, 2016 @ 4:33 PM
Heidi Chalkley (40)
Date:
Aug 14, 2016
Cause of Death:
Crushed
Location:
Cambridge, England
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A woman was crushed to death by an automatic garage door in an 'act of silliness' it emerged today.
Heidi Chalkley, 40, a mother-of-one, was pulled into the rolling mechanism when she grabbed onto it with both hands.
Coroners' officer Paul Garnell said: 'She had pressed the button to operate it and in the process of the shutter going up in an act of silliness she reached up and held on to the shutter.
'She was meant to drop down but her arms got caught and it's (the shutter) pulled her up into the mechanism where it caused death immediately.
'Members of the public tried to come to her aid but it was unsuccessful.'
The incident at a block of flats in Cambridge is being investigated by police and health and safety officers.
An inquest is due to be opened tomorrow.
A resident nearby said: 'I came outside because I saw the woman crying. I said "what's the matter?" and she said something had happened and she needed help.
'I went to look in the garage and saw her legs hanging. It was not a sight to want to remember. It was horrific and I'm doing my best to forget it.'
Police said: 'We were called to reports of a sudden death of a woman in Ruth Bagnall Court, Coleridge Road, Cambridge at about 7.30pm on Sunday.
'The incident has been referred to the Health and Safety Executive.'
A spokesman for Luminus said: 'At around 9.15pm on Sunday 14 August Luminus was alerted by Cambridgeshire Police that a woman had died as a result of an accident involving a car park security shutter at Ruth Bagnall Court.
'Luminus staff were on site within 30 minutes to assist the Police with their enquiries.
'While the investigation by the Police and Health and Safety Executive is underway it would be inappropriate to comment any further.
'We express our deepest sympathies to the family of the person who sadly died.'
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