Mother crushed by escalator but throws son to safety | CHINA

A mother was crushed to death in an escalator at a shopping complex in India although she managed to save her little son by throwing him away moments before her death. The incident took place in Hubei province and has been caught on security cameras. Xiang Liujuan, 30, was shopping in the mall with her her husband but he was not present with her when the accident took place.

The negligence of maintenance workers was the cause behind the accident as they forgot to screw a metal plate that gave way when the woman stepped on it.