

In your weekly reminder that stairs are far better for your health than are escalators, a surveillance camera in Ningbo captured the moment when an escalator suddenly changed directions, sending more than a dozen people hurtling back down without warning.

Fortunately, only five people were slightly hurt in the accident, which is much more than we can say for most grim escalator accidents in China.

Watch the (rather hilarious) video below:

That's it. We're taking the stairs.READ MORE: http://shst.me/dak Posted by Shanghaiist on Monday, 22 February 2016

[Video via CCTV]