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More than 20 people were hurt, some seriously, when an escalator ran out of control at a Rome metro station. At least 20 people were injured in the carnage, with one fan's foot partially severed and seven others seriously hurt, reports La Repubblica. A video of the drama shows the descending escalator at Repubblica station suddenly and dramatically pick up speed with dozens of people on it, many screaming as they piled on top of one another at the foot of the moving stairway. The station was full of Russian fans at the time as they headed towards Rome's Olympic Stadium where CSKA Moscow was due to play AS Roma in the Champions League later on Tuesday. The city's transport infrastructure is notoriously chaotic but local transport authority Atac said maintenance checks on the station's escalators were carried out on a monthly basis.
An escalator collapses at Repubblica – Teatro dell'Opera metro station in Rome, Italy, leaving at least 20 people injured, the majority Russian football team CSKA fans.