Woman loses leg after moving walkway accident at Bangkok airport

A 57-year-old Thai woman lost part of her left leg Thursday morning in a moving walkway accident at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. According to Airports of Thailand, the company that manages the six international airports in the country, the woman was on her way to her 9:45 a.m. Nok Air flight to the Nakhon Si Thammarat province when she was “seriously injured” at the end of a moving walkway. Airports of Thailand said it was alerted at 8:40 a.m. that a female traveler had her foot stuck in an escalator in Terminal 2. The assigned medical team had to cut her leg off from above the knee, the Associated Press reported. The woman was later taken to two hospitals for treatment, including an attempt to reattach her leg. In a news conference after the accident, Don Mueang International Airport director Karun Thanakuljeerapat said suitcase wheels were also found under the walkway belt, and that the walkways are inspected on a daily basis. He added that authorities will take care of medical expenses and compensation for the traveler. After the accident, the moving walkways at the airport were inspected and temporarily disabled. Airports of Thailand said its engineering team will conduct further inspection. Officials said they created a committee to investigate the incident, promising that if the accident occurred due to negligence, strict penalties would be taken.<br/>