Dozens of people are injured as escalator at Rome underground station runs out-of-control sending passengers hurtling into each other at the end of the staircase
An escalator at a metro station in Rome ran out of control this evening sending dozens of commuters hurtling into each other at terrifying speed.
The incident was filmed and posted on social media today ahead of this evening’s Champions League clash in the Italian capital.
The station was overrun with CSKA Moscow fans as they headed to the Stadio Olimpico for the Russian team’s match against Roma this evening.
Passengers at a Rome metro station are pictured crashing downwards after the escalator they were on ran out of control sending them flying
An escalator at a metro station in the Italian capital of Rome is pictured broken and covered in blood after it ran out of control this evening
Part of one fan’s foot is believed to have been cut off in the incident, with 20 injured in total, La Repubblica reports.
Most of the injured are Russian, but a small number are Italian, according to the newspaper.
The station has been closed and emergency services are on scene, local media reports. More to follow.
One commuter is pictured with a bandaged foot and a bloodied trainer at the metro station in Rome this evening
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