TOKYO — A 5-year-old boy died after becoming trapped in an escalator at a ski resort in Otaru in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, according to local police. Around 10 a.m. on Sunday, the boy’s mother called for an ambulance reporting the accident. According to the Hokkaido prefectural police department, the escalator where the accident occurred is located outside, connecting a parking lot with ski slopes. It is shaped like a conveyor belt with no steps on the part where people stand. READ: 1 dead, 26 hurt in massive crash in Japan as holiday season starts The boy, Hinata Goto […]... Keep on reading: Hokkaido ski resort accident: Boy dies after being trapped in escalator