A shopping centre cleaner has had his leg amputated after it became stuck in an escalator in the third such terrifying incident in the past week.
Horrific CCTV footage shows the 35-year-old man stepping over the top platform of the Shanghai shopping mall escalator when his leg accidentally becomes wedged in a gap on the steps.
Though the escalator stopped immediately and firefighters managed to get the man free, his leg was damaged so badly that doctors had no choice but to amputate, reportsĀ Shanghaiist.
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