I once heard about a woman who was killed right in front of her kids by being pulled into an escalator. Does anyone have information about it, or is is just the stuff of legend?
2006-11-30 04:30:08 · 7 answers · asked by ndtaya 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
it has happened but the woman wasn't killed right there. She had her legs crushed and was sent to the hospital. She died in the ride over due to lacerations. Her husband was there and the children as well. But it was an infant and a toddler no older than 2.5 years old. They wouldn't be old enough to remember how graphic it was but they may have developed a fear of escalators.
Blessed Be.
2006-11-30 04:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by juniorteen312005 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-11-30 12:55:45 · answer #2 · answered by ~Peachy~ 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't know...but a girl was...uh...completely lost...when the plates at the end of the escalator fell under her weight and she was pulled in.
It happened in Delhi Airport a few years ago. It was on the news.
2006-11-30 13:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a legend. Some people have hurt their feet that way but no one killed.
2006-11-30 14:16:28 · answer #4 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many women have died from getting clothing trapped in escalator. It does not mention if children were present.
2006-11-30 12:46:01 · answer #5 · answered by cowrepo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
www.snopes.com has a plethora of urban legends, and it categorizes them as true or false, and tells their origin. I'm willing to bet you'll find it in there.
2006-11-30 12:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by Zenchick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its not real its just a legend.... Never the less a joke to scare us. hump!
2006-11-30 12:37:27 · answer #7 · answered by ~Peace~N~Love~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋