An escalator at a metro station in Rome ran out of control this evening sending dozens of people hurtling into each other at terrifying speed. Local media reports claim the escalator malfunctioned after Russian fans were seen 'singing and jumping on it' causing it to give way. Dozens of beer bottles are also pictured in and around the station after fans dropped them in the chaos. More than 100 firefighters were scrambled to the metro station, where the last few steps of the escalator have completely collapsed. Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi visited the metro station and said the local transport authority had opened an investigation.

Source: Daily Mail October 23, 2018 18:23 UTC