Global Courant
BANGKOK – A woman had part of her leg amputated after she became trapped in a travel staircase at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on Thursday morning.
The emergency procedure was carried out by a medical team at the airport.
She was then rushed to Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital for treatment.
Security camera footage at the airport’s domestic terminal shows the woman collapsing at 8:30 a.m. after being hit by a suitcase while on the walkway between departure gates four and five.
Her leg got caught on the edge of the conveyor belt after she collapsed.
Graphics published in Thai-language media and on Facebook show a young woman struggling in excruciating pain to free her leg from a conveyor belt.
The young woman was about to board a flight to Nakorn Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand.
Airport officials say they are investigating the incident and will issue a report once the investigation is complete.
Mr. Karun Thanakuljeerapat, the director of the airport, said the walkway was closed while engineers investigate what happened.
The incident will not cause delays in flights arriving or departing at the airport, he said.
Airport management offered its condolences to the victim and said they would pay her medical bills and compensate her for the loss of her left leg, according to a post on the airport’s Facebook page. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
