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Bangkok governor seeks ways to prevent rail station jams after escalator injuries

Medics help commuters injured on an escalator at Surasak BTS station on Saturday evening. (Photo: Royal Thai Police)

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will work with mass transit rail operators to better manage commuters at congested stations after almost 30 riders were hurt in a rush to enter a BTS Skytrain station.

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Sunday assigned his deputy, Wisanu Sapsompol, to work with the operators of the BTS, MRT and Airport Rail Link lines to handle riders scrambling to catch trains at stations.

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