Pensioner, 70, is badly injured after young woman SLIDES down middle of Tube escalator during rush-hour and smashes into her

The smartly-dressed woman (right), 70, was 'sent flying' and left lying face down on the floor of North Greenwich Underground Station at around 7am yesterday morning.

The younger woman (left, centre) received a deep gash to her wrist and hand, and was taken to hospital by an ambulance. The elderly woman was treated at the scene by paramedics.


One witness said: 'There was an underground worker standing over the woman who could not get up. She was trying to calm the situation down because an eyewitness had seen what had happened and was saying that the young woman should be arrested, but the guard was saying it was an accident.'

He added: 'People that were on the escalator behind the woman who had been knocked to the floor were stepping over her to get off the escalator.'

British Transport Police have confirmed that they are investigating the incident and will be questioning the young woman.


  source:dailymail.com