3-year-old lost her toe due to escalator accident

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3-year-old lost her toe due to escalator accident
By Ting Tze Siang and Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 05 November 2006 1857 hrs

 
   

SINGAPORE: A 3-year-old had her right big toe and skin from her sole ripped off, after her foot got stuck in an escalator on Saturday night.

The accident took place at 8:40pm, Admiralty Place, a neighbourhood shopping centre located at Block 678 Woodlands Avenue 6.

The ambulance arrived in twenty minutes and brought her to the National University Hospital where she is still being treated.

The girl's mother said her toe was only found three hours after the accident so doctors are not able reattach it.

Her mother had asked why there were no emergency numbers displayed for escalator repair, unlike lifts.

She said if help had arrived earlier to dismantle the escalator, there could have been a better chance of saving her daughter's toe. - CNA/so

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This was also happening to my daughter 7, 2 mths ago. Fortunate enough she managed to pull out. The toe skin was slight tore off. Her Croc right-side sandal was ripped off instantly.

From then on, we conclude may be is the Croc shoes no safety or could be the escalator step is too sharp.

This happened in the City Hall Shopping Centre.

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My daughter's shoe laces were caught by the escalator 6 mths back when my wife took my daughter out to the local shopping mall. luckily a passerby man was quick witted enough to pull my daughter's shoe laces free with a swift yank.  My family and I are indebted to this kind samaritan.