Man wants to transport wall unit through train station - serious accident on escalator

Created: 05/04/2022 13:29

By: Sebastian Peters

Curious incident at Hamburg Central Station.

When transporting a wall unit on an escalator, it suddenly fell down.

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Hamburg – Serious incident at Hamburg Central Station on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. At around 8:15 p.m., a serious accident occurred on an escalator in the southern area of ​​the station.

When trying to transport a large wall unit on an escalator, it suddenly started to slide.

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The heavy piece of furniture slips out of the hands of the porters and tears several people down the stairs.

Initially, the Hamburg fire brigade assumed several injuries.

At first it was even suspected that a person was trapped under the wall unit.

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The fire brigade initially arrived with a large contingent.

Several injured people were suspected.

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Fortunately, when rescuers arrived, this was not the case.

Nobody was trapped.

On site, however, the rescuers had to look after one person from the rescue service.

This was hit by the heavy closet wall and seriously injured.

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A rescue helicopter had to land in the immediate vicinity and take care of the injured.

Why the people wanted to transport a wall unit on an S-Bahn escalator is uncertain.

According to initial information, this is said to have been an accident at work.