The word ‘escalaphobia’ gained a more profound significance among social media users after a creepy video of an old woman appeared online. The video, taken by a close CCTV camera, depicted the woman hesitating on whether to get onto an escalator. What happened next, however, was absolutely terrifying! She lost balance and continued to fall for more than a minute nonstop.
As the clip progressed, a man finally stepped in to assist the struggling woman, but she still had difficulty regaining her footing. Later, the escalator was stopped by a passerby and the unpleasant ordeal came to a halt. The video went viral in no time, making audiences shocked and upset.
Uploaded to Reddit by a user ‘YotsuyaaaaKaaaidan,’ the ‘Woman Falls Down Escalator For AN ENTIRE MINUTE Straight’. The clip garnered over 1K views. Times Now was unable to confirm the venue and date of the mishap.
Woman Falls Down Escalator For AN ENTIRE MINUTE Straight (Location Unknown, on-screen text is Chinese though)
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Internet users responded with a combination of shock and sympathy. One of the commenters noted, “When she holds onto the rail, she’s already leaning back. She can’t support her body weight, even at an angle. She likely tried with all her might, and then was confused from the rolling, and… here we have it.” Another chimed in, “She was off-balance the second she got on the escalator. No clue why, but it was an exercise in tumbling.”
Others were concerned about her well-being. “Bruh, bad for her. that her reaction time was super duper slow but hope she’s fine tho,” wrote one user. Another wrote about witnessing it happen before, saying, “I’ve seen a perfectly fit young woman get absolutely battered by one of these things before. Once you fall it’s very hard to get back up.”
The horrifying video left everyone questioning the safety of escalators and revived concerns of such accidents happening again.
