Three-year-old girl's hand gets caught in escalator in Malacca

A three-year-old girl's left hand got stuck in an escalator at a hypermarket in Ayer Keroh, Malaysia yesterday (June 15).

According to The Star via AsiaOne, the girl was with her family during a shopping trip when it happened.

The local Fire and Rescue Department personnel took around five minutes to remove her hand that was caught at one end of the escalator.

She was then rushed to a nearby private hospital with minor injuries.