Toddler loses part of finger after it got trapped in shopping mall escalator in eastern China
The two-year-old girl wandered off while her father chatted with friends, mainland media reports
A two-year girl severed part of a finger when her hand got stuck in a shopping centre escalator in eastern China, mainland media reports.
The toddler was with her parents at the mall in Jian city in Jiangxi on Saturday, according to a provincial news portal.
She wandered off towards the escalator running between the first and second floor and fell near the floorplate, mall employees were quoted by Jxnews.com.cn as saying.
Her hand became wedged between the stairs and the plate, severing part of her finger. She was taken to hospital but later transferred to a higher-level facility in nearby Nanchang city.
A maintenance worker found the severed digit but the report did not say whether surgeons were able to reattach it.