A passenger’s left leg was torn off knee-deep by a moving walkway at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, and she was rushed to Bhumibol Hospital for treatment.
Karan Thanakuljeeraphat, director of Don Mueang Airport, said shortly after 8 a.m. local time that the unidentified female passenger was traveling to Nakhon Si Thammarat and was proceeding along the South Corridor between Piers 4 and 5 in Terminal 2 when she suffered the shock. accident, according to Thai News.
Surveillance camera clips show a bag struck the woman on the travelator, causing her to fall, causing her left leg to be ripped off up to the knee.
Don Mueang Airport management inspected the moving walkway to find out why this accident occurred and temporarily closed it, while engineering team will carry out detailed study to determine the cause and check its safety.
Don Mueang’s management team visited the female passenger at Bhumibol Hospital and was told by the medical team that she was under treatment.
“The airport regrets this accident and is covering the medical expenses and also compensating the unfortunate passenger,” the airport said, according to the media.
Don Mueang International Airport, also known as Don Muang, is the second airport in the city of Bangkok, as well as in all of Thailand, in terms of annual number of passengers. It is located in the northern end of the city, in the Don Mueang district.
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