ROME — Twenty-four people were injured after an escalator in a Rome metro station suddenly malfunctioned, reports The BBC.<br /><br />Video recordings from bystanders show the escalator suddenly speeding downward while the people on it crashed into the bottom.<br /><br />Passengers on the parallel escalator are shown trying to pull them to safety while others are seen jumping onto the central reservation between the two escalators to escape.<br /><br />Many of those injured were fans of the Russian football team CSKA Moscow and were in the city to attend the football match of their favorite team.<br /><br />Witnesses present say the fans were singing and jumping on the escalator before it suddenly collapsed.<br /><br />Three people suffered serious injuries with one fan's foot reportedly being partially severed, while some others were trapped between the metal plates of the escalator.<br /><br />The regional ambulance service was quick to respond with the injured being sent to five different hospitals across the city.<br /><br />Pictures of the aftermath show the escalator in a tangle of twisted and broken metal.<br /><br />Investigations are underway to find out what caused the elevator to collapse so dramatically.
