A concerned citizen named John Christopher Ladaran Seroy took to social media to share an escalator accident involving a child. To advise other parents on ensuring their children’s safety at all times, Seroy posted a video and photos of a kid who got stuck in an escalator in a mall somewhere in Davao City.
“Sa mga parents, tita, tito, ate at kuya make sure na bantayan nyo mga anak ninyo. Especially if gagamit ng escalator or elevator isang mall ito sa davao, Para ma iwasan to. Wawa nman baby girl.”
During the short video, a toddler can be seen trapped in an escalator while a female guardian–most people assumed to be his mother–was crouching to support the child.
From their position, it appears that the toddler and her guardian was already alighting the escalator when the kid got trapped in the bottom flight. Many people’s heart broke after hearing the child’s wails, which also alerted some passersby on the mall. Fortunately, after a while, the child was able to break free from the escalator with the help of other rescuers.
As of writing this, the post has already gone viral online. In just 20 hours of posting since December 20, the video already reached a staggering amount of 1.4 million views and counting. This video seemed to spark an intense debate about child safety in public places.
Watch the entire clip below: