Thailand probe after passengers trapped in BTS lift for an hour

Following a distressing incident where passengers were trapped in a lift at a BTS station for over an hour, Thailand’s Deputy Transport Minister, Surapong Piyachote, has ordered an immediate investigation into the malfunction.

The incident took place yesterday between the ticketing floor and the street level, heading towards Kheha station on the BTS Skytrain’s Sukhumvit and Silom lines.

Surapong instructed the Department of Rail Transport’s Director-General, Pichet Kunathammarak, to coordinate with the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain, to promptly establish the cause of the failure. The incident, which occurred at approximately 5.20pm, involved one male and two female passengers who were unable to open the lift doors. The passengers were successfully rescued at 6.19pm.

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