At least 20 people have been injured after an escalator carrying football fans at a Rome metro station malfunctioned and sped up. Footage captured by a witness showed passengers, including Russians heading to a Champions League match between Roma and CSKA Moscow, being crushed at the bottom of the moving staircase. One person was seriously injured in the incident, police said, as local newspaper Il Messaggero reported a Russian had had his foot severed. The wreckage of escalator after it jammed at Repubblica metro station in Rome (AFP/Getty Images) Repubblica station, in the heart of the Italian capital, was closed and four ambulances were parked at one of the entrances, a witness said. Local media reported many were injured in the stampede that ensued, as people running up stairs in a panic rushed into those descending into the metro station. “There was a loud noise while everything went down,” one witness said ”There was no time to get to safety.” World news in pictures Show all 50 1 /50 World news in pictures World news in pictures 30 September 2020 Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican AFP via Getty World news in pictures 29 September 2020 A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip AFP via Getty World news in pictures 28 September 2020 A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. 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Thousands of asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos are now homeless AFP via Getty World news in pictures 9 September 2020 Pope Francis takes off his face mask as he arrives by car to hold a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican AFP via Getty World news in pictures 8 September 2020 A home is engulfed in flames during the "Creek Fire" in the Tollhouse area of California AFP via Getty World news in pictures 7 September 2020 A couple take photos along a sea wall of the waves brought by Typhoon Haishen in the eastern port city of Sokcho AFP via Getty World news in pictures 6 September 2020 Novak Djokovic and a tournament official tends to a linesperson who was struck with a ball by Djokovic during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta at the US Open USA Today Sports/Reuters World news in pictures 5 September 2020 Protesters confront police at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, during an anti-lockdown rally AFP via Getty World news in pictures 4 September 2020 A woman looks on from a rooftop as rescue workers dig through the rubble of a damaged building in Beirut.<doc-sep>Rome (CNN) Twenty-four people have been injured after an escalator malfunctioned and rapidly sped downward at a Rome metro station, leaving passengers in a jumble at the bottom, Italian officials say. Three of the victims are in a serious condition, including a man who partially lost his foot. Most of those involved in Tuesday night's horrifying accident at Repubblica metro station were Russian football fans on their way to attend a Champions League match between Roma and CSKA Moscow, a spokesman with Italy's Fire Brigade said. In footage on social media, people can be heard screaming as dozens are thrown toward the bottom. Those injured in the esclator malfunction were transported to five different hospitals across Rome. Stefano Valentini, from the regional ambulance service, said those injured were transported to five different hospitals across the Italian capital. Read More<doc-sep>An accident at an escalator in Rome that was caught on video Tuesday sent passengers speeding downwards and reportedly injured some 20 people, most of whom were soccer fans. Seven people were reported to have been seriously injured, according to the Associated Press, citing firefighters. None of the injuries were reported to be life-threatening. Officials said the injured were mostly Russians in town for a Champion's League soccer game between CSKA Moscow and AS Roma. Italian state police tweeted that the metro station was closed after the incident. Video posted online shows people packed on the escalator heading down at a metro station when suddenly it speeds up, sending people trapped on the stairs tumbling at the bottom. One man heading down on a parallel escalator is seen helping another on the out-of-control escalator escape to the middle divider. The video was also posted on Italian state television RAI. The television channel broadcast images of fire officials responding to the scene. The game between the two teams was played at Rome's Olympic Stadium. Roma won 3-0. Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi visited the metro station and told reporters that "from what witnesses have said, it seems that some fans were jumping and dancing on the stairs." Rome provincial fire chief Giampietro Boscaino said that people were piled on top of other people in the aftermath of the incident. "People one on the top of the other looking for help. They had various injuries caused by the escalator that was twisted, therefore serious injuries," Boscaino told the AP. A view of the crashed escalator at the "Repubblica" subway station in Rome on Oct. 23, 2018. Vigili del Fuoco via AP Other images posted on social media appeared to show broken escalator steps at the bottom. Video posted by the fire department showed fire crews bringing people up the stairs to safety, and it said that all those injured were sent to hospitals. Italian news agency ANSA quoted city transport agency officials as saying maintenance is carried out on metro system escalators every month, according to the AP.<doc-sep>
Video of an incident Tuesday at an Italian metro station shows a speeding escalator carrying people downward into a pile of bodies, causing more than 20 injuries. The video — published by NBC News, Sky TG24 and other outlets — shows the malfunctioning escalator depositing passengers in a pile. Some jump off the escalator to avoid the mass of bodies, from which audible screams can be heard. The incident happened at Repubblica metro stop in Rome, and officials say many of those injured were Russians in town for a Champions League soccer game. Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi said witnesses reported people were jumping and dancing on the escalator before the accident, according to news agency ANSA. The news agency also reported that maintenance on the escalators is conducted monthly. The Russian embassy in Italy says up to 30 people were injured, the BBC reports. Citing firefighters, the Associated Press reports that seven people were in serious condition after the incident. "The scene that we found was people piled up at the bottom of the escalator," the AP quotes Rome provincial fire chief Giampietro Boscaino. "People one on the top of the other looking for help. They had various injuries caused by the escalator that was twisted, therefore serious injuries." Oct. 10:Man in wheelchair fatally falls from top of escalator at Metro station March 2017:Footage shows escalator reverse at Hong Kong mall Photos published by the Italian fire and rescue service shows mangled machinery at the bottom of the escalator. The station was closed by investigators and the cause of the incident was not immediately known. Contributing: The Associated Press.