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Tuesday, 14 December 2010

23 injured when escalator in S China metro station suddenly stops

2010-12-14 06:19:42 GMT2010-12-14 14:19:42 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

Photo taken by a mobile phone shows subway staff members supporting an injured passenger with hands in a subway station in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2010. Twenty-three people were injured when an escalator at the subway station came to a sudden halt at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday. (Xinhua)

Photo taken by a mobile phone shows injured passengers in a subway station in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 14, 2010. Twenty-three people were injured when an escalator at the subway station came to a sudden halt at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday. (Xinhua)

SHENZHEN, Guangdong, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-three people were injured Tuesday morning when an escalator at a metro station in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province came to a sudden halt.

All the wounded - including a pregnant woman - were rushed to two local hospitals for treatment, Chen Qi, deputy manager of the Shenzhen Metro Operating Company, told Xinhua.

Chen said two people were seriously injured and require surgery.

The accident happened at 8:50 a.m. on the moving staircase at Guomao Station.

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