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



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.

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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



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She reaches the bottom and calmly pushes it off before walking ahead. 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

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 o n Stomp and QQ tw o 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.











