Authorities at Don Mueang Airport reported that an outdated escalator triggered the tragic accident leading to a Thai lady losing her leg.
During a press convention this afternoon, airport director Karun Thanakunjeeraphat provided an update on the victim’s condition. The sufferer requested a transfer from Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital to Banrungrad International Hospital. The latter hospital has since announced the good news that her leg may be reattached.
According to Karun, an investigation into the accident is still ongoing, with both airport authorities and exterior specialists.
The director revealed that the escalator in question was manufactured by Hitachi and has been in operation since 1996. The system has not been up to date in 27 years and its sensor differs from these discovered on newer escalators. Karun also disclosed that the company confirmed that the airport may continue utilizing the escalator with proper maintenance.
However, Karun insisted that the airport has no intention of continuing to use the escalator. There is a plan in place to replace a number of outdated escalators all through the airport by 2025. However, following the accident, the airport is now considering expediting the replacement course of.
Karun promised the media that he would update the cause for the accident to the information businesses and the general public as quickly as the investigation ends.
In Fast , the Deputy Spokesperson from the Thai Sang Thai Party, Sornthep Rojpojjanarat, revealed that the government and the airport had been warned and advised to examine the entire methods in the airport before easing pandemic-related entry measures. Nevertheless, the warning was ignored.
Sornthep questioned why the federal government wished to spend three million baht on a brand new terminal at the airport as an alternative of utilizing the price range to improve the safety system and services at existing terminals.
Sornthep also mentioned that in a Boutique Adventure survey, Don Mueang International Airport ranked because the twenty sixth most harmful airport out of the 29 they surveyed globally.
ORIGINAL STORY: Thai lady loses leg on Bangkok airport escalator
A Thai girl tragically lost her leg after collapsing on an escalator at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok right now.
The Director of the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Karun Thanakunjeeraphat, revealed the accident happened round 8.30am today, June 29. He reported that the accident occurred at an escalator within the South Corridor between Pier four and Pier 5 of the home passenger terminal 2.
According to the picture shared by the airport, the accident occurred on the end of the transferring walkway. According to the report, the sufferer was en path to journey to the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. While she was on the walkway, she collapsed, and then her leg was drawn into the machine, up to the kneecap. Karun defined the sequence of occasions captured on the CCTV footage, stating…
“From the CCTV footage, it seems that the passenger’s left leg was struck by a suitcase whereas she was on the escalator. She subsequently fell, and her leg was pulled down.”
Airport staff reacted promptly, offering immediate assistance and hurriedly dashing the victim to the Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital. However, the severity of her accidents led to the unlucky amputation of her leg.
All of the involved escalators were quickly discontinued while the engineering staff investigated the trigger of the accident.
The airport made an official statement about the matter at 11.30am revealing that the authorities had visited the sufferer in hospital, and the airport is keen to offer full help on remedy prices and compensation. The airport stated…
“We deeply regret the distressing incident at Don Mueang Airport and are fully committed to providing care, covering medical bills and essential compensation.”
Many Thai netizens urged the authorities to offer the outcomes of the thorough investigation as soon as possible. Some netizens agreed that the incident reminded them of a similar case that occurred three to 4 years ago when the escalator pulled a shoe of a Thai man beneath the platform.
The victim revealed his expertise on Facebook in 2019. He explained that he walked normally on the shifting walkway when he suddenly felt one thing pulling his shoe. He tried to retrieve his shoes and eventually decided to take them off. Immediately, the escalator pulled his shoe beneath the platform.
The man stated that he shared his experience to warn the others. He said if he didn’t take off his shoe in time, it might have been his foot trapped beneath the escalator as an alternative of his shoe. He added that each one he obtained from the airport was an apology message through SMS..