In the evening today (20 August 2022) there was an accident in the area. “Escalator”, the entrance to the station “BTS Surasak” following the visitors attend the school anniversary concert “Bangkok Christian”, who was regarding to return, fell from the top of the escalator and crashed onto the people below. At last, 27 people were injured.
At 18.56 hours on August 20, 2022) Pol Col Somyot Bunnakaew, Deputy Senator (Investigation) of the Yannawa Police Station. Received notification of an accident. People slipped down the escalator “BTS Surasak”, Yannawa Subdistrict, Sathorn District, Bangkok. Many injured. Therefore, he rushed to investigate the scene with the Ruam Kuatyu Foundation.
The scene was an escalator leading up to the “BTS Surasak” station at the bottom, found many injured. mostly women Many people lay crying because they were bumped and overlapped until they fell to the bottom. The staff of the Ruam Kuay Yu Foundation helped the injured to be taken to a nearby hospital.
Police Capt. Somyot said that most of the injured said that came to see the school anniversary concert “Krungthep Christian” with the potato band, the Polycat band and the Tilly Birds band held within the school. When the event ended around 6:00 PM, there was a drizzle of rain, so people scramble up the escalator at “BTS Surasak” station to go home. But at that moment someone slipped and fell before the stairs reached the top. causing people to fall on top of each other like dominoes
In this incident, there were many minor injuries, with bruises, bruises, and rescuers rushed to the hospital. We are going to check CCTV to find out the real cause. If any person is found to have caused this incident, the law will be filed further. The total number of injured is 27 (2 men, 25 women).
Courtesy of @iamseulb / @pwasin147
