8 Indian tourists hurt by BTS escalator fall

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8 Indian Tourists Hurt By BTS Escalator Fall
By Khaosod English



BANGKOK: -- 8 Indian tourists have been reportedly injured by their fall from an escalator on Phayathai BTS station today.

Officials at the station said the tourists were "making fun of each other" during their escalator ride, causing one of them to slip and fell into other tourists below the stairs. The entire group eventually tumbled down the escalator.

The Indian tourists were described as 3 men and 5 women, and all of them are reportedly "elderly" persons. The staff have applied first aid to the tourists and later transported them to hospital.

As a connection point to Airport Rail Link, Phayathai BTS station is frequented by many foreign visitors to Thailand, but there is no report of other tourists or passengers injured in the incident.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE9EVTJPRGszT0E9PQ==


-- Khaosod English 2014-01-01

[Briggsy]

Sounds like they were attacked more like.

[ginjag]

Sounds like they were attacked more like.

Just a SCUFFLE. Ha Ha.

[geriatrickid]

Sounds like they were attacked more like.

Please do not try to create civil disorder, nor spread rumours.

There is no evidence of an attack, and no witness statements from anyone that is contrary to the explanation given. This station is frequented by thousands of users everyday, none of whom has stated an attack occurred.

If it "sounds" like an attack to you, then you need to deal with your own personal fears.

[Prbkk]

This almost happened the other day when a major league MORON stopped at the bottom of the escalator to check her SMSs. Fortunately a middle-aged Thai shoved her out of the way...firmly

[JoeThePoster]

This would not have happened if they had balloons to keep them upright.

[ratcatcher]

Who's sari now?

BTW I am hoping very much sincerely they are making a wonderful recovery from any minor injuries.

Edited January 1, 2014 by ratcatcher

[ChrisY1]

A well known fact.....Indian tourists have a habit of falling over.....everyone knows that!

[Bluespunk]

Elderly tourists making "fun" of each other causing one to fall and knock the others down? Hmm, there's more to this story I think. Look forward to hearing the tourist's version of events.

Edited January 1, 2014 by Bluespunk

[JoeThePoster]

"making fun of each other"

CCTV link or it didn't happen.

[ginjag]

Who's sari now?in.jpg

BTW I am hoping very much sincerely they are making a wonderful recovery from any minor injuries.

Connie Francis----what year ???? 1955 my god.

[ginjag]

Sounds like they were attacked more like.

Please do not try to create civil disorder, nor spread rumours.

There is no evidence of an attack, and no witness statements from anyone that is contrary to the explanation given. This station is frequented by thousands of users everyday, none of whom has stated an attack occurred.

If it "sounds" like an attack to you, then you need to deal with your own personal fears.

You really are out of touch, Just his expression because of the event. Sure the poster didn't mean Attacked as in big mob violence.

You accused me of a cheap shot not long ago. Kettle bla comes to mind.

Maybe you have the protesters on the brain too much.

[Rimmer]

One inflammatory post removed also a quoted reply

[RubbaJohnny]

Best wishes to the injured ,it;s horrid to be hurt far from home and mar a vacation,then to receive racist slurs.

Would we laugh if it was Israelis,Finns or Montynegros ?

Perhaps their plight was due to cowboy maintainance or they had over indulged as many here will have done .

Happy New Year to social climbers everywhere.

[spare5]

Maybe those Indian have never seen an escalator before, hence are not aware of its potential hazard.

[ratcatcher]

Best wishes to the injured ,it;s horrid to be hurt far from home and mar a vacation,then to receive racist slurs.

Would we laugh if it was Israelis,Finns or Montynegros ?

Perhaps their plight was due to cowboy maintainance or they had over indulged as many here will have done .

Happy New Year to social climbers everywhere.

"Perhaps their plight was due to cowboy maintainance........"

The topic is 8 little Indians riding on an escalator. Why blame the cowboys? Lighten up.

[Loles]

So the Indian tourists are a bit .....

Either of my nightmares when I have to take an Indian tourist to under water for DSD (discovery scuba dive = not diver, but would like try (and to kill both of us)).

If some-one looks at us from enough distance can think I'm fighting hard with a big black fat shark.

[skippybangkok]

novelty them escalators

[saakura]

So the Indian tourists are a bit .....

Either of my nightmares when I have to take an Indian tourist to under water for DSD (discovery scuba dive = not diver, but would like try (and to kill both of us)).

If some-one looks at us from enough distance can think I'm fighting hard with a big black fat shark.

Maybe you can ask one of those indians to help you edit your post into intelligible english for the rest of us to fully comprehend its meaning?

[wellred]

I love threads like this one as they really help to expose the racists/border line racists here on TVF.

[ratcatcher]

I love threads like this one as they really help to expose the racists/border line racists here on TVF.

And which particular posts do you find offensive dear sir?

Apart from the garbled post regarding diving with a big black shark.

[H1w4yR1da]

Sounds like they were attacked more like.

Please do not try to create civil disorder, nor spread rumours.

There is no evidence of an attack, and no witness statements from anyone that is contrary to the explanation given. This station is frequented by thousands of users everyday, none of whom has stated an attack occurred.

If it "sounds" like an attack to you, then you need to deal with your own personal fears.

'Create civil disorder'? You're not all there, are you?

So the 'thousands of users' were all using the escalator at the time of the incident and witnessed there was no attack?

There probably wasn't an attack but one can understand such speculation due to the common and regular attacks on tourists and expats as have been well documented on this forum.

[MMarlow]

There probably wasn't an attack but one can understand such speculation due to the common and regular attacks on tourists and expats as have been well documented on this forum.

Complete <deleted>.

[wooloomooloo]

It could have been a bump and lift pickpocket. Most pickpockets will be aware Indians don't leave home without at least 30,000 baht in their pocket.

[xen]

I remember getting a slap across the back of my head when i mucked about on the escalators when i was a kid .

[celso]

Trying to recreate some of the stunts in Dhoom 3 perhaps?

[Tokay]

One little, two little, three little Indians...

four little, five little, six little Indians...

seven little, eight little, whoooooops!

[Basil B]

8 Persons from India fall down an escalator, "Goodness Gracious Me"

[fish fingers]

8 Indian tourists? Apparently one is Miss Singh

[StreetCowboy]

 

Perhaps their plight was due to cowboy maintainance or they had over indulged as many here will have done .

 

Apologise for that slur at once. My maintenance is of the first order.

SC