In the Rome metro there was an accident on an escalator with CSKA fans. 16 Russians were hospitalized

Updated . According to updated information, as a result of the incident in the Roman metro, 16 Russians were hospitalized, reported the Russian embassy in Italy . Eight victims have already been discharged from the hospital.

In Rome, at the Repubblica metro station, an accident occurred on an escalator, on which CSKA Moscow fans were traveling. A representative of the Russian embassy told RIA Novosti that 30 people were injured as a result.

According to Italian authorities, 24 people were taken to hospitals, one of them, according to Ansa , may have a foot amputated. Almost all the victims are from Russia.

According to unconfirmed reports, CSKA fans jumping on the escalator could have provoked the accident. The video of the incident shows that the escalator canvas is moving down at high speed.

Attention! The video shows an incident in which people were seriously injured. The video contains foul language.

• On the evening of October 23, the Roma-CSKA match took place in Rome as part of the group stage of the Champions League. CSKA lost 0:3. Before the match in Rome, there were skirmishes between fans of the teams; according to Ansa, one Russian was stabbed.