NRI kid’s hand gets trapped in Delhi airport escalator

New Delhi: A three-year-old NRI girl was seriously injured after her hand got trapped in a moving escalator at the Indira Gandhi International airport early on Thursday.
The US-based girl, Shehsha, was visiting India with her mother on vacation. The incident brought back shocking memories of the painful death of seven-year-old Jyotsana Jethani , who too was caught in a moving escalator at IGI airport in 1999.
Airport sources said Shehsha was with her mother, Sreestha, who was at the immigration counter of the international terminal’s busy arrival wing. Seeing the nearby escalator, the girl climbed a few stairs. “But the escalator suddenly began moving downwards.
The girl lost balance and her hand got stuck,” said an airport official on condition of anonymity. Shehsha shrieked and cried for help, alerting her mother, who came running towards the moving escalator.
Without wasting any time, Sreestha switched off the emergency button bringing the escalator to stand still. But the girl’s hand was stuck.
The duty manager was informed and Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) swung into action. Some airport officials rushed to the spot and immediately dismantled a portion of the escalator stair.
The girl’s hand was profusely bleeding and she was taken to the Indian Spinal Injury Centre for a medical-check before being transferred to another hospital.
22/11/08 Yogesh Kumar/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Airports Nov 2008, Safety Nov 2008