Nine Hurt In Escalator Mishap At Ngau Tau Kok MTR
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2019-02-28 HKT 10:53
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Nine people were injured in an escalator accident in Ngau Tau Kok MTR station on Thursday morning.
The nine suffered leg injuries at around 9am, when a component near the panel of an escalator at the station stuck out.
The MTR said its staff soon arrived at the scene and stopped the escalator. The injured people were later sent to the hospital.
Rail services on the Kwun Tong Line were not affected.
The MTR said recent regular inspections found no problem with the escalator.
The railway operator’s operations chief, Alan Cheng, said a contractor had carried out regular maintenance work on Wednesday evening, and MTR staff also found no problem with the escalator during an inspection earlier on Thursday morning.
Cheng said the MTR, the government, and the contractor are now looking into what caused the incident.
He added that all similar escalators at its stations will be inspected.
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Last updated: 2019-02-28 HKT 12:58
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