A young boy wearing shoes that looked like Crocs had to be rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) after his foot got stuck in an escalator at Jurong Point mall on July 14. The incident, which unfolded around 7pm, drew a crowd of onlookers as SCDF personnel...
A young boy wearing shoes that looked like Crocs had to be rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force after his foot got stuck in an escalator at Jurong Point mall on July 14.
Photos circulating on social media show the boy, clad in blue Crocs, with one foot stuck while the other rests on the escalator step. This incident is the latest in a string of escalator mishaps involving young children in Singapore, often linked to footwear like Crocs. Last year, a According to BCA, out of the 632 escalator incidents reported in the first 10 months of 2023, 97 per cent were linked to user behaviour. Approximately 9 per cent of these incidents involved footwear or body parts getting caught, with young children being particularly vulnerable.
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