A Chinese woman was killed Sunday after a floor panel at the top of a mall escalator collapsed under her feet.
Harrowing footage from a mall in central China captures the moment the mother pushes her child to safety when the floor gives way. See the graphic video below.
Xiang Liujuan, 30, managed to pass her 2-year-old son into the arms of a shopping assistant before slipping through the gap, according to Shanghaiist.
The store employee scrambles to pull the woman to safety, but is unsuccessful. Firefighters at the Anliang Mall in Jingzhou city, Hubei province worked for four hours to recover her body on Sunday.
Rescue workers told local media that the woman's body was dragged into the treads of the escalator, according to the Hong Kong Free Press.
