Tag: escalator

Escalator plunge teen recovers

Post date March 8, 2011

A teenager who suffered serious head injuries trying to balance on an escalator handrail is no longer in danger of his life, it has emerged.Rafael F. was rushed to the Wilhelminen Clinic after falling from eight metres to the ground in a stunt at Viennas Spittelau underground train station on Saturday night.He is recovering after […]

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Teen injured in moving staircase fall

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Post date March 7, 2011

A teenager is fighting for his life after plunging from an escalator in Vienna at the weekend.Rafael F., 17, was balancing on the handrail of the moving staircase at the Spittelau underground train station when he lost his balance. He sustained life-threatening head injuries in the eight-metre plunge which occurred on Saturday night, police said […]

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