When navigating a large airport, passengers may make use of travelators to help them cover the long distance to their gates.
Unfortunately, a woman’s leg reportedly got stuck in one of these travelators at Don Mueang Airport in Thailand.
Source: Don Mueang International Airport-DMK on Facebook
Her leg ended up being cut off, according to media reports.
In a Facebook post on Thursday (29 June), Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport acknowledged that an incident had occurred at 8.40am that morning.
A female passenger’s leg reportedly got stuck in a travelator in the South Corridor of Terminal 2, which is the domestic terminal.
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The woman was en route to Nakhon Si Thammarat, in southern Thailand.
According to a tweet by Thai news site Khaosod English, the woman had fallen after being hit by a piece of luggage.
This caused her foot to be “sucked” by the travelator.
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She was rushed to the nearby Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital for treatment.
Sadly, her left leg was severed in the incident, Khaosod further reported.
Don Mueang Airport has said that they’re deeply sorry for the incident.
Their director Karun Thanakuljeerapat and management have visited the patient in the hospital to check up on her well-being. They were told that she is still being treated by the medical team.
Source: Don Mueang International Airport-DMK on Facebook
They pledged to be responsible for all her medical costs and any compensation.
As for the travelator involved, it has been temporarily shut down for engineers to conduct safety checks.
Mr Thanakuljeerapatalso has also ordered officials to investigate the cause of the accident.
They have also made use of CCTV footage to see what had happened, according to Khaosod.
Passenger service at the airport has not been affected, the management said.
MS News wishes the woman a quick recovery, and hopes the Don Mueang Airport management team puts in place measures to ensure such a freak accidents never happen again.
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Featured image adapted from Don Mueang International Airport-DMK on Facebook and Wikimedia Commons.
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