SL should have known of the defect on the escalator – Expressen

SL should have known of the defect on the escalator – Expressen

An elderly woman in danger of losing the leg after being caught in an escalator at Östermalm subway station, writes Aftonbladet.

While you write to both SL and subcontractor MTR knew that there were serious errors of several escalators in the subway network.

In an internal email to employees on the MTR, Aftonbladet publishes felt both SL and subcontractor MTR to the existence of serious errors of several escalators.

the email, it was, according to Aftonbladet:

“We have received information from SL on a manufacturing of escalators at five stations on the Red Line, a total of 18 escalators, which may pose a security risk.”

The email was sent out to employees already on Thursday.

The next day, Friday, the gruesome accident occurred when a woman got stuck in escalator at Östermalm subway station. It took an hour before the staff managed to dislodge her.

Asa Elm, Director of Communications at the MTR, confirms to Expressen that warning e-mail has expired.

– Yes, we got a call from SL Thursday informing them that we would have an extra eye on a number of escalators. The accident escalator was not included on the list. So it is.

What role does the MTR in this?

– There is felanmäla. If we receive indications we will felanmäla them, says Åsa Elm. That’s our thing.

The other escalators that you learned about – have you resolved them?

– They are turned off. SL’ve taken the decision to close a number of escalators. It includes the. Now we are well up in 35 pieces. They referred to are available on the SL website.