Caught on video: 20 hurt as out-of-control escalator gives away in Rome

In what can be described as a horrifying nightmare about 20 people all Russian football fans were injured some seriously in an escalatormishap in Italys capital city Rome The incident took place in a metro station in central Rome when an escalator went out of control and suddenly gained speed causing multiple injuries to people who were on it with one person reported to be seriously hurt after his leg was entangled in the escalators mechanicsBREAKING Escalator out of control at metro station in Rome causing multiple injuries pictwittercomfRvt6Crs5lmdash BNO News BNONews October 23 2018A video posted on social media showed the escalator at the Republica station coming down when suddenly and dramatically it picked up speed with dozens on it People were seen screaming as they piled on top of one another at the bottom of the moving stairwayUnconfirmed media reports said witnesses spoke of football fans seemingly drunk jumping and dancing on the escalator just before the collapse happened but supporters denied this ever happenedIn any event we are here to understand what happened and to offer our support to the wounded and their families Rome mayor Virginia Raggi told journalists at the scene According to officials with the rescue teams all injured were rescued and taken to hospitalSeveral investigations have been opened and the metro station near Romes Termini train station was closedThe horrific events took place around 1730 GMT just over an hour before the kickoff of a Champions League match between Italys Roma and Russian club CSKA MoscowThe First responder treating an injured person who was one of the many others that were injured in the escalator accident that took place in Rome Italy PicAFPThe Russian fans were headed for the metro that would have linked them to the train to the stadiumThere was heightened security in Rome for some 1500 Russian supporters notoriously rowdy expected to watch the game One Russian supporter the subject of a stadium ban had already been stopped at the airport as he tried to enterBut according to Italian media this did not prevent an assortment of incidents around the stadium hosting the match One Russian fan was stabbed with a knife and two others were hurt in clashes with other supportersRoma won the group stage match 30 tweeting after the match that The thoughts of everyone at ASRoma are with the supporters injured prior to tonights game The club will do everything it can to provide the right support and assistance to those in need RedBlue World a CSKA fan group set up a collection fund for those injured as well as fans hurt in violence near the stadium Romes public transport is often criticised as running on obsolete equipmentFirst responders evacuate a wounded person from Piazza della Repubblica in central Rome on October 23 2018 after around 20 people were injured when an escalator leading to the Repubblica metro station collapsed in an accident believed to have been caused by Russian football fans PicAFPIn recent years more than a dozen municipal buses have caught fire while in service with several reports of metro passengers injured by malfunctioning hardware And a massive bridge collapse in Genoa in August which killed 43 people also raised safety questions about transport infrastructure in Italy Incidents on escalators have caused injuries and even deaths around the worldIn 2015 a woman was killed after she plunged through flooring over an escalator in a Chinese department store Security camera footage showed a panel in the floor giving way as the woman stepped off the escalator As she fell halfway through she pushed her son forward and a nearby shop assistant dragged him to safetyThe injured were taken to hospital for first aid treatment Around 20 people were injured in the escalator accident that took place in Rome Italy Pic AFPIn March 2017 around 20 people were injured at a Hong Kong shopping centre when an escalator suddenly changed direction sending people hurtling towards its baseWith inputs from AFPCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates