But at 1.56pm on Saturday the ride suddenly started moving backwards and sent passengers tumbling downhill, crashing into eachother and causing a crowd crush. A witness, who claimed on a social ...

Some escalators can now control their speed depending on the size of the crowd or even stop when no one is using them. Want to really understand what’s inside? Why not print a model? Or ...

A woman in her 80s died after falling and having her caught in an escalator on June 12 at a supermarket in Nishi-Tokyo that recently opened, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and ...