Woman's leg is amputated after being trapped under a moving walkway

A womans leg had to be amputated in a Thailand airport after it was trapped by a movable walkway Thursday officials saidThe 57yearold Thai passenger was due to board a morning flight from Bangkoks Don Mueang Airport to the southern Nakhon Si Thammarat province when she was caught by the walkway in the airports Terminal 2A medical team there eventually had to cut her left leg off from above the knee according to the airports officialsOn behalf of the Don Mueang International Airport Id like to express my deepest condolences regarding the accident Don Mueang Airport Director Karun Thanakuljeerapat said during a news conference Id like to insist that we will ensure that no such accident will happen againHe said the airport will be fully responsible for the womans medical costs and will be open for negotiations on other compensationsThe medical team at the hospital she was initially sent to informed Karun that they could not reattach her leg but the woman requested to be transferred to another hospital to assess the possibility he saidImages shared online showed the lower part of the womans leg trapped beneath the belt at the end of the walkway as she was being assisted by airport staffA suitcase lying near her was missing two wheels and the yellow comblike plates were seen broken off from where they typically cover the edge of the belt where the moving walkway endsKarun said the suitcase wheels were found underneath the belt but it was unclear how it might relate to the accident He said walkways at the airport are checked daily with an additional monthly inspection He said the walkway has been closed and a team of engineers was inspecting it to determine the cause of the accidentThe walkway was manufactured by Japanese company Hitachi and was installed in 1996 the airport director said adding that there is a plan to request for a budget to change to a newer model in 2025In 2019 a passengers shoe was damaged after it was caught in the airports moving walkway in Terminal 1 The airport released a statement afterward saying the faulty walkway was repaired and reopened in about an hourThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever