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Boy dies in escalator accident

Updated on: 30 January,2012 10:08 AM IST  | 
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A nine-year-old boy died Sunday after getting stuck in an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing, an official said.

Boy dies in escalator accident

A nine-year-old boy died Sunday after getting stuck in an escalator at a shopping mall in Beijing, an official said.

The accident took place around 12.30 p.m. at the Xinyidai (or "New Generation") department store, Xinhua reported.


A initial probe showed that the boy, who was taking the escalator alone, was stuck between the moving escalator and the floor and died instantly.u00a0


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