One-year-old's hand caught in escalator in St. Petersburg
Doctors at the Pediatric University clinic have successfully removed a child's hand from the moving part of an escalator in one of the shopping malls in St. Petersburg, Russia, reported TASS citing the university's press service.
Consensus
- A one-year-old boy was injured on an escalator in a shopping center in Saint Petersburg.
- The boy's right hand was caught in the moving part of the escalator.
- The child was taken to the Pediatric University clinic by emergency medical services.
- Medical staff diagnosed a complex laceration and performed urgent surgery.
- Surgeons successfully preserved the child's hand.
- The child remains under medical supervision and requires rehabilitation.
- The Investigative Committee and the Primorsky District Prosecutor's Office are investigating the incident.
Points of divergence
- The incident occurred at the 'Dolgoozerny' shopping center. — vm
- The incident occurred at a shopping center on Ilyushina Street. — vesti
- The incident occurred at the 'Dolgoozery' shopping center, and the child was injured the day before the report was published. — fontanka
- The child lost balance and fell onto the moving belt, then tried to stand up, causing his hand to be caught. — vm
- The child was holding onto the handrail, lost his footing, and fell. — vesti
- The child was injured the day before the report, and the incident occurred in the Primorsky District. — fontanka
Coverage (3 sources)
- Hand of one-year-old child got caught in escalator in shopping mall in Saint Petersburg — Вечерняя Москва
- In St. Petersburg, surgeons saved the hand of a one-year-old child injured on an escalator — Вести
- Escalator "chewed" the hand of a one-year-old child at a shopping mall on Ilyushina — Фонтанка