3-year-old Boy Pen!s Torn Off After Sitting on Escalator (Photos)

 A three-year-old boy’s genitals were crushed after he sat down on a moving escalator and his pants got tangled in the metal stairs.

The tip of his Pen.!s was ripped off and the screaming boy was trapped for half an hour while emergency crews dismantled the escalator to rescue him.

A three-year-old boy’s genitals were crushed after he sat down on a moving escalator and his pants got tangled

A fire crew rushed to the scene of the horrific incident in Western Malaysia where they found the boy trapped and crying on the floor.

A witness pressed the emergency stop button to halt the escalator but the boy’s genitals had already been crushed, leaving him screaming in agony.

The trapped child was crying on the floor when a fire crew arrived at the scene. The horrific incident occurred at a supermarket in Malaysia

Nasir Wahab, spokesman for the rescue workers, said: “The mishap happened when they were reaching the top of the escalator.

“His pants got pulled in at the start, before the tip of his Pen.!s got caught as well.

“We used crowbars to remove the escalator panels surrounding the boy.”

A rescue crew worked for 30 minutes to free the trapped child as he lay screaming in agony

The child was rushed to Taiping Hospital for emergency treatment and his current condition is not known.

Mr Wahab added that parents should watch their children when using escalators and should never let them sit down on the moving panels.