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ROME
At least 20 people were injured Tuesday night as a result of a failure of an escalator in the Rome Metro.
A video of Sky TG24 TV shows how the ladder suddenly accelerates, causing a collision between people going downhill. The recording shows how people of the parallel scale are trying to restrain others to take them to a safe place.
The cause of the fault is unknown immediately . The investigators closed the Piazza Repubblica metro station.
We found people crammed at the foot of the escalator, "said Rome Fire Chief Giampietro Boscaino.
Another looking for help. The scale that was twisted made several wounded. "
Piazza Repubblica is located near the Termini Station one of the main railway stations in the city.
The prefecture He reported that 20 people had been injured, most of whom were Russians who were in the city for a football match in the Champions League between CSKA in Moscow and Roma. Firefighters said seven victims were in serious condition.
The Italian team won 3-0 at CSKA.
The Mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, told the local press that a witness had reported that people jumped and danced on the escalator before the day before. accident . Officials from the municipal transport department said that maintenance of the metro escalator system was carried out every month, the agency added.
In another incident, a CSKA supporter was stabbed during clashes . Supporters of the opposing team outside the Stadio Olimpico, reported the Italian press.
About 1,500 CSKA supporters attended the match.
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