STROLLER LIKELY CAUSE OF SINGAPORE ESCALATOR MISHAP

An unfolded stroller likely caused the bottom steps of an escalator in a shopping mall in Singapore to collapse on April 13, the mall manager said after reviewing security video, TODAY reports. The manager said the unit’s emergency-stop mechanism, which was being investigated by the OEM vendor and Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA), was activated by the incident. BCA has previously advised against taking strollers on escalators, observing an average of four escalator-stroller incidents a year in 2017 and 2018. More than 92% of escalator incidents, the BCA says, are caused by unsafe behavior, rather than mechanical problems.