Ateeq Rafiq was a victim of the Vue Cinema’s motorized chair whose head was trapped by the electronic seat for over 15 minutes resulting in his death.
Ateeq Rafiq was a film-goer from Aston, England. He along with his wife had gone to watch a movie at Vue Cinema on March 9, 2018, where the accident occurred.
The staff of the movie theater tried to free the victim for over 15 minutes before succeeding, they were unable to get the button that controlled the electronic footrest working.
Vue Entertainment Ltd the company which operates Vue Cinema was charged with a $1020311.25 fine for the accident and loss of life and failure to assess the situation and breach of health and safety measures.
The company also paid the $176852.00 costs for the accident.
Let us learn more about Ateeq Rafiq and take a closer look at how did he die at Vue Cinema.
Who Is Ateeq Rafiq? Vue Cinema Death Cause
Ateeq Rafiq was a British national who lost his life on March 16, 2018, after his head being crushed by Vue Cinema’s motorized chair.
He was searching for his mobile phone and car keys under the chair after the movie ended when the footrest started closing.
The actual cause of Ateeq’s death was from hypoxic brain injury due to the footrest of the motorized cinema chair crushing his head for over 15 minutes.
He was pronounced dead at Heartlands Hospital after receiving treatment for seven days.
The doctors were unable to save the life of the young man as his head suffered injury beyond the healing capabilities of medical science.
Ateeq Rafiq Age: How Old Was He?
Ateeq Rafiq’s age was just 24 years old when he died in March 2018. He would have been 27 years old as of July 2021 if he was alive.
However, much information about his actual date of birth has not come to the surface yet.
Due to the lack of information about his actual date of birth, his zodiac sign is also not available as of now.
Making predictions about his personality based on his zodiac sign is also not possible as of now.
Meet Ateeq Rafiq Wife And Family
Ateeq Rafiq was accompanied by his wife Ayesha Sardar when the accident occurred at the theater.
The couple had gone to watch a movie and were seated on C5 and C6 seats at the gold class at screen 17.
Rafiq was seated at seat number C5 and Sadar was seated at C6.
Talking about Ateeq Rafiq’s family, they were devastated to learn the news about his death and accident.
He shared one child with his wife but the name of his child has not come to the surface yet.
Similarly, his parents’ name is also in the shadow as of now and yet to come to the limelight along with the information about his other family members.
Ateeq Rafiq Facebook Explored
Ateeq Rafiq’s Facebook profile has not been found yet.
However, the news about the accident and his death was circulated on the social media platform.
People on Facebook wrote about his death and various condolence message were also circulated.