World of the Bizarre

Man is swallowed by an escalator in Turkey

By T.K. Randall
March 27, 2018

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) The incident, which reportedly took place on February 27th in the Turkish city's Ayazaga Metro station, involved Mehmet Ali Erik - a commuter who had been navigating the crowds during rush hour.

Things would soon take a turn for the worse however when, upon stepping on to one of the escalators, Mehmet found himself falling in to a large hole that had suddenly opened up beneath his feet.

Shocked onlookers stopped and stared in horror as the escalator ground to a halt, trapping Mehmet inside. According to reports, it took firefighters around an hour to free him from the mechanism.

He was later treated in hospital for a fractured arm but was fortunately otherwise unscathed.


Source: Russia Today

Tags: Escalator, Turkey