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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