Woman injured after fall into gap in escalator at MRT station

A 28-year-old woman fell into gap in an escalator being serviced at Tanah Merah MRT Station last Monday.

Miss Azlin Amran was stuck in the waist-deep pit for almost half an hour as Singapore Civil Defence Force rescuers worked quickly to free her.

The unemployed woman, who was later rushed to hospital and sent to the intensive care unit, suffered injuries including a punctured lung, a fractured pelvis and spinal injuries. said her mother.

SMRT told The New Paper that a barrier had been put up at the entrance of the escalator that was being serviced.

But Miss Azlin had told her mother, Madam Azizah Mohd Lajis, 52, that there were no barriers at the escalator that evening.

Even if there wasn't a barrier, how could she fall into the gap? Was she engrossed with her phone? A person getting onto a moving escalator would have looked before stepping on right? Also at the top and bottom of the escalator, the steps are flushed and level so there is no sudden drop. People need to be more careful even when they are in a hurry. Too many people are engrossed with their electronic devices as they walk.