Rome Escalator Accident Injures 20 Russian Soccer Fans

Firefighters evacuate a person who was wounded after an escalator at the "Repubblica" subway station started running much too fast before crashing, in Rome, Italy, Oct. 23, 2018. Claudio Peri/ANSA via AP
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ROME—At least 20 people were injured when an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system collapsed on the night of Tuesday, Oct. 23.

A video shown on Sky TG24 shows the escalator accelerating suddenly, and the people riding down on it collapsing one onto another. The dramatic footage shows people on the parallel escalator trying to pull others to safety.