A railway station in central India had a major accident during rush hour when an escalator started running in reverse, leaving one person injured in the ensuing pileup of commuters.

The accident took place on platform 3 of Andheri station on February 17, with footage showing the crowd of passengers scattering as the foot traffic reversed.

Fortunately, an alert passenger somehow reached the emergency button and switched the escalator off, averting further injuries.

Indian railway station suddenly escalator started running upside down, 1 person injured in central india


There was a stampede-like situation on platform number 3 of Andheri station on Monday 17 February, when a passenger suddenly got injured in the incident when the escalator suddenly started moving in the opposite direction.

Before anyone could understand anything, the ladder started moving in the opposite direction. All the passengers on the stairs started shouting and screaming. In this way, an alert passenger somehow reached the emergency button and switched it off.