Eleven people were injured today in an accident with an escalator in the subway in the Turkish Aegean city of Izmir, CNN-Turk TV reported, quoted by dariknews.bg.
The incident took place at Yucheol subway station in the Konak district.
Citizens were injured after the escalator started moving in the opposite direction due to a malfunction.
The injured people were taken to different hospitals.
The İzmir Greater Municipality indicated that the maintenance of the escalators of the Yuçol metro station was carried out on June 30, the day before the malfunction occurred.
An investigation has been launched into the case.
The technical teams of the Izmir Metro and experts from the representative office in the city of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers are working together to establish the cause of the malfunction, the Izmir Greater Municipality stated.
An incident in Izmir occurred less than 24 hours after a gas cylinder explosion in the city killed five people and injured 63.
The incident took place at Yucheol subway station in the Konak district.
Citizens were injured after the escalator started moving in the opposite direction due to a malfunction.
The injured people were taken to different hospitals.
The İzmir Greater Municipality indicated that the maintenance of the escalators of the Yuçol metro station was carried out on June 30, the day before the malfunction occurred.
An investigation has been launched into the case.
The technical teams of the Izmir Metro and experts from the representative office in the city of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers are working together to establish the cause of the malfunction, the Izmir Greater Municipality stated.
An incident in Izmir occurred less than 24 hours after a gas cylinder explosion in the city killed five people and injured 63.