In a bizarre incident, a man riding an escalator fell into a large hole that opened in the line of the mechanical steps.
Mehmet Ali Erik just stepped on the halted escalator descending into İTÜ Ayazağa underground train station in Istanbul, Turkey, when the stairway suddenly started to move. Several of the steps right behind Erik were missing. He tried to hold onto the railing, but his hands slipped and he fell into the hole. The escalator continued to move, burying Erik under the steps. A few seconds later the escalator stopped.
