Woman killed by runaway supermarket trolley which sped down an escalator at Chinese store
- The accident happened on Friday morning in Shanghai
- The 60-year-old died from horrific injuries after being hit by the metal trolley
- Two men had loaded a trolley of their own with 15 crates of drinks
By JILL REILLY
PUBLISHED: 10:50 GMT, 24 June 2013 | UPDATED: 11:33 GMT, 24 June 2013
A horrific video has emerged of a grandmother being killed by a runaway supermarket trolley. The accident, which was caught on CCTV, happened on Friday morning at Lianhua supermarket in Shanghai. The 60-year-old, who was shopping alone, died from horrific injuries after being hit by the metal trolley at the Chinese store.
Terrifying: A horrific video has emerged of a grandmother being killed by a runaway supermarket trolley
Danger: The trolley can be seen starting to hurtle down the escalator
Split seconds: A sound must have alerted the shopper in the seconds leading up to the smash as she turns around
The terrifying footage has been picked up by Chinese media and posted on YouTube.
But seconds later a trolley is seen speeding down the escalator behind her.
A sound must have alerted the woman as she is seen looking behind her in the split-second before she is hit.
Moment of impact: The overloaded trolley smashes into the shopper, throwing her against a pillar six to seven metres away
Panicked: A man frantically runs down the escalator following the smash
Horror smash: One man, right, stands in shock, as another runs over to help
Emergency: A crowd amasses around the fatally injured woman, with people picking off debris as they try to reach her
The overloaded trolley smashes into the shopper, throwing her against a pillar six to seven metres away.A few seconds later, two panicked men can be seen running down the escalator to help the woman, followed closely by another bystander.A crowd amasses around the fatally injured woman, with people picking off debris as they try to reach her.She was taken to a nearby hospital, but succumbed to her horrific injuries.
According to a report on Stomp and QQ two men had loaded a trolley of their own with 15 crates of drinks, instead of using a supermarket trolley - store trolleys are adapted to lock onto the ridges on the escalator. Police are currently investigating the incident.
PUBLISHED: 10:50 GMT, 24 June 2013 | UPDATED: 11:33 GMT, 24 June 2013
A horrific video has emerged of a grandmother being killed by a runaway supermarket trolley. The accident, which was caught on CCTV, happened on Friday morning at Lianhua supermarket in Shanghai. The 60-year-old, who was shopping alone, died from horrific injuries after being hit by the metal trolley at the Chinese store.
Terrifying: A horrific video has emerged of a grandmother being killed by a runaway supermarket trolley
Danger: The trolley can be seen starting to hurtle down the escalator
Split seconds: A sound must have alerted the shopper in the seconds leading up to the smash as she turns around
The terrifying footage has been picked up by Chinese media and posted on YouTube.
But seconds later a trolley is seen speeding down the escalator behind her.
A sound must have alerted the woman as she is seen looking behind her in the split-second before she is hit.
Moment of impact: The overloaded trolley smashes into the shopper, throwing her against a pillar six to seven metres away
Panicked: A man frantically runs down the escalator following the smash
Horror smash: One man, right, stands in shock, as another runs over to help
Emergency: A crowd amasses around the fatally injured woman, with people picking off debris as they try to reach her
The overloaded trolley smashes into the shopper, throwing her against a pillar six to seven metres away.A few seconds later, two panicked men can be seen running down the escalator to help the woman, followed closely by another bystander.A crowd amasses around the fatally injured woman, with people picking off debris as they try to reach her.She was taken to a nearby hospital, but succumbed to her horrific injuries.
According to a report on Stomp and QQ two men had loaded a trolley of their own with 15 crates of drinks, instead of using a supermarket trolley - store trolleys are adapted to lock onto the ridges on the escalator. Police are currently investigating the incident.
