By Ng Puay Leng, Sara Grosse |
Posted: 14 August 2012 2035 hrs
SINGAPORE: An escalator accident at Pearl's Centre
earlier Tuesday left at least two people injured, according to
eye-witnesses.
The escalator was going up when it suddenly moved in the opposite
direction.
The change in direction caused those on the escalator to fall
backwards.
Eye-witnesses said out of the four people on the escalator, three
were senior citizens.
One of them sustained injuries to her back while another injured
his ankle.
Pearl's Centre Management told Channel NewsAsia that it is still
investigating the cause of the incident.
Regular visitors to the centre said the escalator has often
malfunctioned and that they hope the management can upgrade its
facilities for public safety.
"I hope the management can fix this problem. If (it cannot be
fixed), then (they should) change the escalator," said one visitor
to the centre.
- CNA/cc
