Malaysian toddler falls off stairs at NAIA

Ninoy Aquino International Airport. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

(Updated 3:43 p.m.) A five-year-old Malaysian child was injured after falling off the stairs of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 1 on Wednesday.

According to a news report by Inquirer Radyo, the child, identified as Muhammad Alif Bin Azizan, fell at the east concourse of the terminal 1’s arrival area at about 8:22 a.m.

Airport Ramp Clinic personnel immediately responded to the accident and transferred the child, accompanied by his father, to the San Juan de Dios Hospital at 8:51 a.m. after implementing first aid procedures.

Azizan obtained slight physical injuries such as minor cuts on his upper and lower lip, and bruises on his chin and forehead.

Azizan was listed as one of the passengers of flight PR 662 going to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the incident happened. Angellic Jordan/Radyo Inquirer / jpv