Summary:
When Naveen reached the second floor, the bag with its snagged strap headed with the moving rail into the escalator pulley, dragging him along and causing him to choke. “The owners of a building must undertake periodic servicing and maintenance of an escalator themselves, once the manufacturer’s warranty period ends,” he said. Seconds later, the escalator mechanism hurled the boy over the railing.“Witnesses said someone shouted out to the boy, telling him to free himself from the bag, but he held on tightly,” the officer said. “He hit the side of the escalator railing and fell around 24ft to the ground floor.”Customers at the mall helped Geetha take her brother to a private hospital and then to Government Royapettah Hospital. He was unaware of the elevator in question, he said, but, added, “Lack of maintenance could lead to such accidents.”“Every escalator has button that switches it off immediately..