20 hurt as Rome escalator packed with Russian soccer fans goes haywire, accelerating out of control


ROME (AP): At least 20 people were injured when an escalator in the Rome metropolitan subway system went haywire, accelerating out of control on Tuesday night.

A video shows the escalator accelerating suddenly, and a pile of passengers caught in a crush at the bottom.

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