Man Injured in Fall Down Escalator in Bolton, England

A man was injured in a fall down an escalator at a shopping mall in Bolton, England; photo by Stocksnap for Pixabay.

A man in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, was hospitalized in August after falling down an escalator at a retail store, The Bolton News reports. The town’s emergency services received a call around noon reporting the man’s fall. He reportedly had suffered a head injury. An ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and a helicopter ambulance were sent to the scene. The man was taken to Salford Royal Hospital to be treated, though neither the seriousness of his injury nor the cause of his fall was reported.

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