A 5-year-old girl met with an accident during an incident with an escalator at Asia Square at Raffles Place.
The incident happened on 3 June at about 5.15pm, with the girl on the escalator having her hand stuck in a UV steriliser.
A piece of her skin was reportedly ripped off from her hand and she was then sent to the hospital, with the mall currently investigating the incident.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the girl was with her family for dinner at Asia Square Tower 1.
Her mother, Ms Hu, was 2-3 steps ahead of the girl at the time when she saw her daughter stuck at the bottom of the escalator with her head hitting a noticeboard adjacent to her.
She then rushed to her daughter and saw her hand stuck inside a UV sterilizer that was attached to the escalator.
She then pulled her daughter’s hand out as she was afraid her daughter’s fingers might get “twisted” by the machinery.
As a result, a piece of skin was torn off the girl’s hand, and she started bleeding.
The security guards attended to the girl and provided first aid while an ambulance was called.
Source: Netizen via Shin Min Daily News