Police reveal the accident #BTS Surasak A group of teenagers attending a concert High school in the Sathorn area Squeezing up the stairs of BTS, slipping and injuring 27
at 7:00 p.m. on August 20 Police Capt. Somyot Bunnakaew Deputy Senator (Investigation) of the Yan Nawa Police Station received a report of an accident that people slipped and fell down the escalator of the BTS SkyTrain. Surasak Station, Yan Nawa Subdistrict, Sathorn District, Bangkok, injured several people. Therefore, he rushed to check with volunteers from the Ruam Kuayyu Foundation.
The accident scene was an escalator leading up to the BTS SkyTrain. Below, most of the injured were found women crying because they were bumped and crushed. Volunteers helped the injured to be taken to nearby hospitals urgently.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Somyot revealed that from the inquiries of the injured, most of the injured said the same thing. They came to concerts with Potato, Polycat and Tilly Birds. Bangkok Christian birthday party held within the school When the work was finished at regarding 18.00 hrs. It was pouring rain. People scramble to climb the escalator of the BTS SkyTrain to go home. But someone slipped and fell before the stairs reached the top. causing people to fall on top of each other like dominoes to the bottom This resulted in several minor injuries.
Such as abrasions, bruises, rescuers brought to the hospital As for the injured person’s property, they will be taken to the police station for the owner to show himself back. And now I’m going to check the CCTV box to find out the real cause. If it is found that any person who caused this incident, including any offense, will notify further legal action.
investigate Mr. Suriyak Chanphet (Volunteer Ruam Kuatyu) testified that following receiving the notification that people had fallen down the escalator came to check. It was found that several injured people fell from the stairs leading to the BTS SkyTrain. Therefore coordinated to call for reinforcements to help separate the injured and take them to nearby hospitals and hospitals as requested by the injured. When asked regarding the cause of the injury, it was found that at the time of the accident there was work at a nearby school. In addition, it was during the heavy rain that some people climbed the stairs and took shelter from the rain. Until there was a crowd before the people on the escalator at the top of the stairs flowed down from above until the locomotives fell. The heaviest injury was a torn wound on his foot. and some who were crushed and injured were rushed to the hospital urgently
Reporters reported that A total of 27 people were injured, including 2 men and 25 women, who were hospitalized nearby.
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