A four-year-old girl has lost her life after falling from the third floor of the New Islamabad International Airport.
The dreadful incident occurred on Monday morning when the minor girl, who had come to the airport with her parents, fell from the third floor while playing.
Some sources say that the girl, identified as Anaya, fell on a Level II escalator from Level III after she slipped from her mother’s lap.
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She was hurried to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in critical condition, but she succumbed to injuries.
PIMS spokesperson said that the girl was brought dead to the hospital.
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In October 2018, a passenger boarding bridge, also called aerobridge, had collapsed at Islamabad Airport. At least five passengers were reported mildly injured in the incident.
The newly inaugurated airport has been in the news for several wrong reasons. Recently, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed had said that the way new Islamabad Airport has been built, it could collapse any day.
Escalator incidents have become quite frequent as more n more places are opting electrical motivation.
There should be some sort of protection around the elevators/escalators.
But fingers also point towards the elders, especially mothers who become quite unconcerned about their small children.
They allow the children to play around as if they are in a playground.
That level is a bit scary. this is a tragic incident.
Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un
Sad day. A little angel has departed. My heart cries for her.
“In October 2018, a passenger boarding bridge, also called aerobridge, had collapsed at Islamabad Airport.”
This incident has no similarity with the current incident, which is a human error