Watch video: 20 injured in escalator malfunction incident at train station
Watch video: 20 injured in escalator malfunction incident at the train station Nearly twenty people were injured when an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system malfunctioned on Tuesday night. The escalator malfunctioned and sped downward. The escalator accelerated suddenly. The people riding on it were collapsing on one another.
The video shows that people on the parallel escalator were trying to pull others to safety. The victims were found piled up at the bottom of the escalator. The victims were on the top of one another, looking for help. This incident caused many serious injuries. According to firefighters, nearly seven people sustained serious injuries. Most of the injured were Russians. They were in Rome for a Champion's League soccer game between CSKA Moscow and Roma. Also Read: Ibrahimovic, Los Angeles Galaxy confirm MLS move The prefect's office put the number of injured at 20, mostly Russians in town for a Champion's League soccer game between CSKA Moscow and Roma. Firefighters said seven were in serious condition. -PTC NEWSBREAKING: Escalator out of control at metro station in Rome, causing multiple injuries pic.twitter.com/fRvt6Crs5l — BNO News (@BNONews) October 23, 2018
