At least 18 people have been injured, according to local media.

Several people have been injured after an escalator in a shopping complex in Hong Kong abruptly came to a halt and then reversed at a high speed for more than 10 seconds.

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The incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. Saturday in Langham Place — a shopping mall in the Mong Kok area of Kowloon — on the 45-meter escalator that connects the fourth and eighth floors.

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In a video of the incident, the escalator, which is one of the longest in Hong Kong, can be seen jolting to a stop before reversing at a high speed.

Several people at the bottom of the escalator can also be seen rushing to help pull shoppers out of the pile.

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Another video submitted by a witness to Apple Daily Hong Kong shows the pile-up of people at the bottom of the escalator — an incident that left at least 18 injured.

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Local media reported that two of the victims are severely injured, with one having suffered injuries to his head.

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