Man dies after getting stuck on escalator

[odanny]

I've never heard of someone dying this way, he died a miserable death, with people walking past him, and finally an employee there hit the emergency stop button. He laid there for around 20 minutes before that happened, and by then he was toast.

 

[Darkwind]

sigh

This should shock us all.

My money is on the fact that many won't be.

 

[Lockback]

WTF is wrong with people????

 

[Hellokitty]

Sad. Not sure why the few people who tried to help didn't push the button...

 

[DonGlock26]

 

[Leo123]

It looks like he fell and his clothing got entangled with the comb plate at the bottom. Typical similar injuries have happened when a person's body part or clothing gets trapped between a step and side rail. The drive system of an escalator has powerful torque that a human just can't fight.

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I'm sure they'll be studying that escalator for faulty equipment or maintenance. It is my understanding that the 'comb' at the bottom is supposed to preclude this type of thing. The really horrible thing is that so many people just passed by and did nothing.