An 18-month-old died on Monday after she fell off an escalator at a Metro station in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru the previous night. The incident occurred at the Srirampura Metro station, officials said.
“The child, Hasini, succumbed to injuries after she fell from a moving escalator at Srirampura Metro Station on Sunday at around 8 p.m.,” a spokesman for the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corp Ltd (BMRCL) told IANS.
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The child, who was with her grandfather, suddenly slipped and suffered head injuries. She was rushed to a state-run hospital where she died.
“It is an extremely unfortunate incident. It is advised that all parents take extra caution while using the Metro facilities with their children,” Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy told the media.
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