3 People Injured After Man Fell on Clementi MRT Station Escalator

Those who have an overactive imagination or find intrusive thoughts creeping into their brains may have thought about falling while on a moving escalator.

Most of us usually push those shocking thoughts out of our heads.

But it may be worth it to think about what you would do if that actually happens.

Will you be able to leap out of harm’s way or can you do something to rescue the person who is falling?

At Clementi MRT station, a man fell on the escalator.

This resulted in not only him getting injured, but also two other people.

Here is what happened.

Man Loses Balance on Escalator at Clementi MRT Station, Knocking Into Two People

On 5 October 2023, an unexpected situation happened at Clementi MRT station.

According to Chinese news outlet 8world, SMRT staff at the station received a call for help at around 10 a.m. about an incident that happened at the MRT station.

A passenger had lost his balance while on the escalator, knocking into two people behind him,

All three individuals involved were injured and sent to the hospital for treatment.

The escalator was also cordoned off for inspection for the safety of other passengers after the incident happened.

While this may sound like nothing much, the injuries are quite severe.

Here are some of the injuries of those involved in the accident, as shared by the victims with 8world.

Victim Claims That the Escalator Malfunctioned

How on earth could this have happened?

According to the son-in-law of one of the three injured in the accident, the escalator jerking and malfunctioning were the cause of the accident.

Mr Zhuang (Hanyu pinyin), who spoke to 8world, said his father-in-law was standing behind the man who fell.

His father-in-law saw the man lose his balance and wanted to reach out to catch him.

However, the escalator malfunctioned and jerked.

This caused all the men to end up falling and getting injured.

Oh dear, that sure sounds bad.

SMRT Staff Disagree With Victim’s Account of What Happened

However, the SMRT staff disagree with this account of what happened.

According to the SMRT staff who spoke to the staff at Clementi MRT station, the escalator was functioning fine.

Their investigations of the escalator did not find any unusual electrical currents which would have occurred had the escalator malfunctioned.

Well, we guess the jury is out now about who is right and who is wrong.

Whatever the case, make sure you hold onto the handrails of the escalators from now on or risk being bruised from head to toe.