A football fan was killed after falling from an escalator inside Pittsburgh’s Acrisur Stadium on Sunday evening.
An unidentified man fell off the escalator at 4:45 p.m. after a Steelers-Jets game ended, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.
Public Safety said paramedics provided assistance at the scene and he was then taken to a regional hospital in critical condition.
The fan could not be saved in the hospital and he died.
“We are aware of an unfortunate incident that occurred inside Acrisure Stadium today,” Steelers spokesman Bert Lutten said in a statement. Quoted by WPXI,
“We are working with the local authorities and helping them in the investigation of the matter. We are sending our thoughts and prayers to the guest’s family.”
Officials are probing the incident.
Bystanders die less than three months after a man escalator fell off the rail Inside the Eagles Lincoln Financial Field during The Weeknd’s show and died on July 14. At the time, police said that the man’s death appeared to be accidental.