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Escalator ride takes a step down: Teen encounters accident on moving stairs in Thai store

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A teenager reportedly injured his leg on an escalator in a department store in the Lam Lukka area of Pathum Thani, Thailand while returning home last night.

Passersby found only a single sports shoe, along with a sock, stuck in the escalator. The affected boy, identified as 17 year old Jirapath, had been assisted by department store staff and taken to Rangsit Medical Hospital before the emergency services arrived at the scene of the incident.

Jirapath was seen descending the escalator to the G level, and as he was nearing the ground, his leg was entangled in the steps. Right before the escalator could stop, bystanders and other customers who were close by promptly rushed to his help and coordinated with relevant authorities, reported Sanook.

Peerapong Banchongsil, the store manager of the convenience store, revealed that he was informed of…

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