Bangkok, Thailand CNN —A 57-year-old Thai woman had to have her leg amputated after she got caught up in a moving walkway at an international airport in Bangkok on Thursday in a freak accident that has yet to be fully explained by authorities.
Don Mueang International Airport’s director Karant Thanakuljeerapat said the incident took place at around 8:27 a.m. local time (7:27 p.m.
She has since been transferred to Bumrungrad International Hospital, one of the country’s top medical facilities, the director added.
All of the airport’s moving walkways have had their service suspended while the cause of the incident is investigated and engineers do safety checks, he added.
One of the two international airports in Bangkok, Don Mueang is located in the northern part of the capital.
Persons:
Don, Karant Thanakuljeerapat, Karant, “, ” Karant, Bangkok , Don Mueang
Organizations:
Thailand CNN, Don Mueang International, Bumrungrad International, Suvarnabhumi
Locations:
Bangkok, Thailand, Nakhon Si, Bangkok , Don