Four injured in Orchard MRT station escalator incident

The crowd at the underpass which links Orchard MRT station with Tangs before Christmas on Dec 23, 2012. Four people were injured at an escalator in Orchard MRT station on Monday evening, Dec 23, 2013. -- ST FILE PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
The crowd at the underpass which links Orchard MRT station with Tangs before Christmas on Dec 23, 2012. Four people were injured at an escalator in Orchard MRT station on Monday evening, Dec 23, 2013. -- ST FILE PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Four people were injured at an escalator in Orchard MRT station on Monday evening.

A spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that two girls, aged 13 and 11, suffered lacerations and abrasions on their legs, and were taken by ambulance to KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

A woman, in her 60s, suffered from back pain, while another in her 40s had lacerations on both legs and on her right eye brow. Both were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

The spokesman said that SCDF paramedics received a call at 7.36pm, and two ambulances were despatched to the scene. Details about the incident are still unclear.

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