Five-year-old boy dies after getting caught in Japan ski travelator
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A five-year-old boy, Hinata Goto, died at the Asarigawa Onsen Ski Resort in Hokkaido, Japan, on Sunday after his arm became trapped in a travelator. The incident occurred as he was disembarking the machine, which connects the car park to the ski slopes. Although the travelator was equipped with a safety mechanism designed to halt operation when an object is detected, it failed to activate. The boy's mother stopped the machine, and rescue workers freed him, but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Police are investigating the incident for potential negligence in the travelator's manufacturing and maintenance. The resort has apologized and pledged to prevent future accidents.
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