Dozen people injured in escalator accident in Bundang
Published: 08 Jun. 2023, 10:10
Updated: 08 Jun. 2023, 12:23
![An injured person laying on the floor of the Sunae subway station in Bundang, Gyeonggi, on Thursday. Some 14 people were injured after an escalator malfunctioned. [GYEONGGI DISASTER AND SAFETY HEADQUARTERS]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/06/08/1ce6fe62-1f2c-429e-be6a-c299a08d1584.jpg)
An injured person laying on the floor of the Sunae subway station in Bundang, Gyeonggi, on Thursday. Some 14 people were injured after an escalator malfunctioned. [GYEONGGI DISASTER AND SAFETY HEADQUARTERS]
According to safety authorities, at 8:20 a.m., an escalator heading upward toward exit No. 2 unexpectedly started moving downward, throwing people off the escalator.
Three people were reported to have been seriously injured.
BY LEE HO-JEONG [lee.hojeong@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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