Chicago area CEO killed in freak accident at party for Vistex employees
A horrific accident in India killed a Chicago area tech CEO and seriously injured the company's president, and the whole thing was caught on video.
What was designed to be a celebration of success turned tragic when CEO Sanjay Shah, 56, and the company president, Raju Datla, 52, fell 15 feet in front of a packed audience at a party for employees of Vistex, a software company based in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
One of the highlights was an aerial show. A specially designed stage made of wood was elevated 20 feet above the concrete stage using a crane. Shah and Datla were in an iron cage.
They were supposed to be lowered, but the iron chain supporting the cage broke on one side, causing them to fall 15 feet onto the main stage.
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Somebody needs to make an "unnatural billionaire death" bingo card. So far we got submarine implosion and death cage.
Idk about billionaire, but the Bed Bath Beyond CEO threw himself out a window just before the company failed, maybe a couple years ago now.
But a normal person could die that way easily, what we need is ways in which people died that wouldn't have been possible without a fuckton of money.
A normal person couldn't afford a $250,000 trip to the bottom of the ocean or a party with a stage elevated by a crane.
I'll accept single pane glass in a high rise.
What's the movie where they have an executive get onto a conference table and run through a window, and then later another exec does exactly the same thing but they've replaced the glass and he just bounces off, and the people in the meeting juat continue with work?
The Hudsucker Proxy! Great movie in general, very funny.
Here's the initial "jumper" scene (trigger warning for self-ending via jump) https://youtu.be/-FPuyMHo2N8?si=xCqAaS8mF0u1XP9U
And here's the failed follow: https://youtu.be/Jqe6tBKmFJA?si=zntGnFBNSIidQzAA
I thought that might be it! Fantastic movie.
"You know, for kids!"
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Oh what about the Segway owner driving a Segway off a cliff? I don’t think he was a billionaire but there were quite a few less 13 years ago, and he was worth $438 million USD, so maybe he can count too?
Something something Undertaker.
"It looks like the CEO was... sunglasses ...let go."
Wait, I've seen this before. Undertaker vs mankind?
This one seemed more Owen Hart
When you're a CEO, don't pretend you're a rock star.
Or if you do, pay enough to the engineers designing your equipment. I'd bet they cheaped out on this stunt and just got someone to Jerry rig it.
That's why rock stars have very complicated contracts with venues for live shows.
Jerry-rigged. Makes sense now.
Definitely fell as hard as a rock though lol.
Here’s the video https://x.com/darwinmedals/status/1748851166404821194?s=46 pretty awful :-(
Who the fuck thought that was a good idea? Flames and chains do not go together like boats and hoes.
Damn
Oh man.. that is soooooo India.
That guy in the hat knew something was going to happen. He'll be viral famous now. LOL
Celebration of success before they go back to lay off people?
They just cut out a ton of unnecessary pay by accident. Maybe the layoffs can wait?
Just a trend in tech. Big splash, followed by layoffs. My own company did it.
I think Abe Lincoln said it best by saying, "don't believe everything you read on the internet." Or maybe Winston Churchill saying, "relax, man, it's for shits and giggles."
Winston "The Dude" Churchill
It’s only a matter of time.
Lol. Lmao. Edit: just watched the video. Sorry for my previous callousness, the video is hilarious.
Fortunately, nothing of value was lost.