MTR passenger’s hand caught in door while trying to retrieve item from tracks
Hong Kong’s rail operator confirmed on Sunday that a passenger’s hand was caught in a train door after he tried to retrieve something that had fallen onto the tracks, warning travellers not to attempt to pick up dropped items themselves. In a response to inquiries from the South China Morning Post about a video circulating on social media, the MTR Corporation said the incident occurred at 10pm on…
An MTR passenger's hand was inadvertently caught in a train door while he attempted to retrieve an item that had fallen onto the tracks, according to Hong Kong's rail operator. The incident occurred on a train departing Tiu Keng Leng for Po Lam at around 10pm on Friday. Footage circulating on social media showed the man kneeling at the door, struggling to free his left hand while knocking on the glass with his right.
He repeatedly called out for the door to be opened. Other passengers nearby attempted to reassure him. An onlooker activated the emergency intercom to inform the train captain about the situation. The captain ordered the train to return to Tiu Keng Leng, where staff provided assistance and called for an ambulance. It was determined that the passenger had been reaching for a dropped object on the tracks, which was subsequently recovered and returned to him.
The MTR Corporation has warned travelers against attempting to retrieve dropped items themselves, advising them to promptly notify station staff instead.
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