ROME – An escalator malfunction has reportedly left several people seriously injured inside a subway station in Rome.
Video of the accident at the Repubblica station shows the escalator moving at a high rate of speed while riders slammed into each other at the bottom.
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The BBC reports the station was packed with fans of the CSKA Moscow soccer team traveling to a Champions League game vs. Roma.
В Риме перед матчем #РомаЦСКА на одной из центральных станций метро вышел из строя эскалатор с болельщиками, есть серьёзно пострадавшие (с) pic.twitter.com/4hslg9ySBt
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