Karant, the airport director, said Airports Of Thailand (AOT), the state-owned company that operates airports across the country, would take care of all medical expenses and provide compensation.Īll 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. He added that the family has requested surveillance camera footage of the accident.
But deep down we know that her heart is broken since she suddenly lost her leg,” he wrote. “My mother has continued to express her strength through her face and voice. He said his mother has had an operation but still faces risks of potential complications and that doctors were keeping a close watch for any signs of infection. The woman’s son, Krit Kittirattana, released a statement on Facebook in which he described the accident as “heartbreaking”. “I would like to convey our deepest sorrow,” Karant told reporters. She has since been transferred to Bumrungrad International Hospital, one of the country’s top medical facilities, the director added. Medics responded quickly and the woman was transferred to the nearest hospital, though the severity of her injuries led to the amputation of her leg up to the kneecap, Karant said. Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Karant said the woman, who was traveling to the southern city of Nakhon Si Thammarat, had a “severe” accident at the end of a moving walkway after her left leg became caught in the end of the walkway. ET) in the southern corridor of the domestic passenger terminal. 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.ĭon Mueang International Airport’s director Karant Thanakuljeerapat said the incident took place at around 8:27 a.m.
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