Football Fans Badly Injured After Rome Metro Station Escalator Suddenly Speeds Up and Collapses
Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP/Shutterstock More than 20 people have been injured after a metro station escalator malfunctioned and collapsed, hurtling people towards the bottom at a terrifyingly-fast pace. Football fans were on their way to watch the Central Sports Club of the Army (CSKA) Moscow play Roma in a Champions League match on Tuesday when the Rome Repubblica station escalator began to drastically speed up, reports9 News. PERI-PERCOSSI/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In the shocking footage, people can also be heard screaming and yelling, with some — who luckily were on the opposite escalator — reaching out to pull people out of danger....