Many of us have imagined what would happen if an elevator malfunctioned while we were inside.
The chilling thoughts usually focus on it plunging down.
But in this bizarre and terrifying accident, a man was seriously injured when the opposite happened — an out-of-control lift soared at speed from the first floor to the 31st floor and crashed into the roof.
Surveillance video posted to YouTube apparently shows José Vergara Acevedo, 31, entering the elevator on the first floor of a building at Bustamante Park in Providencia, Chile.
When Acevedo enters, the elevator malfunctions and begins to rise before its doors have closed.
As shown in the surveillance video, the elevator ascends more than 30 floors in 15 seconds, according to BiobioChile.
In the video, Acevedo can be seen attempting to push several buttons on the elevator’s control panel.
After reaching the 31st floor, the elevator crashed into the building’s roof, seriously injuring Acevedo, Emol Chile reported. He suffered head and leg injuries.
The building was finished just eight months ago, according to Infonews. The elevator was in the Tower B building of the complex.
This article originally appeared on News.com.au.