Is it a safety hazard or not? On April 17, an elderly man visited a public toilet at Kranji Reservoir and tripped over a step on his way out. The fall left him with 20 stitches on his face, reported 8World. 'When I entered [the toilet], it was still quite bright. But when I came out, I couldn't see the...
Chen received 20 stitches on his face after he tripped over a step outside a toilet at Kranji Reservoir.On April 17, an elderly man visited a public toilet at Kranji Reservoir and tripped over a step on his way out. The fall left him with"When I entered [the toilet], it was still quite bright. But when I came out, I couldn't see the step and I fell," Chen Qisong recently told the Chinese media outlet.
The 63-year-old man might have had his gripes about the toilet's design, but other Kranji Reservoir visitors didn't seem to have an issue with it. An elderly woman, also surnamed Chen, shared that she often goes to the reservoir to fish, but is extra careful whenever she visits the toilet.Another visitor, Yang, 20, said that he once tripped over the toilet step. "I fell the first time I came here because I didn't notice the platform."
Lim Liang Jim, Group Director of Conservation told 8World that NParks has received feedback on the issue and it has since painted yellow lines on the edges of the step outside the toilet to make it more visible.slipped and fell along a common corridor at Block 1 Pine CloseThe man, surnamed Low, shared in a Facebook post that he was "unable to stand up or sit" after the fall, which affected his right knee.
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