escalator accident News

New Jersey Family Sues After Boy’s Toes Amputated in Escalator Accident

A New Jersey family whose son got his foot stuck in a mall escalator and had to have his toes amputated has filed a lawsuit against the mall and the company that made the escalator. Celestino Rivas and Maria Jimenez, …

15 Hurt in Texas Escalator Accident

Fifteen people were injured, 10 of them hospitalized, when an escalator packed with people at San Antonio’s convention center malfunctioned and jerked to a stop, causing a tumble of bodies down the steps. The incident happened about 1 p.m. Wednesday …