东莞电梯事故归咎于系统故障

In Dongguan, South China's Guangdong Province, overload protection failure is being blamed for last Friday's elevator plunge that injured 20 people.
在中国南方的广东省东莞市，超载保护失效被认为是上周五致20人受伤的电梯坠落事故的原因。

The initial investigation indicates that the overloading led to the failure of the brake system of the elevator. The elevator with 21 people fell from the 19th floor to the 7th floor where it stopped shortly before plunging to the basement. 6 of the injured have recovered and left hospital.
初步调查显示，超载导致了电梯制动器系统失灵。搭载21人的电梯从19楼坠落至7楼，在七楼稍微停顿之后，掉到了地下层。其中六名伤者已经康复出院。

Most of them suffer from fractures or bruises. The elevator was put into use in 2005 with a rated load of 1 thousand kilograms or 13 people. However, a total of 21 people, 14 men and 7 women, were in the elevator when the accident happened.
他们当中的大多数人骨折、擦伤。该电梯2005年投入使用，额定负载是1吨或者说13人。然而，事故发生时，电梯里总共有21人，14男7女。