HORRIFIC: Massachusetts Man Dies After Getting Stuck In Escalator While Bystanders Look On

This is quite eerie.

A Massachusetts man has died after getting stuck in an escalator.

The tragic accident was caught on video and unfortunately shows several bystanders looking on as the man lay struggling to gasp for air, as his clothing was stuck in the bottom escalator step.

The Post Millennial provided further details on the tragic accident:

A Massachusetts father died after becoming trapped in an escalator at a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station while bystanders walked past and ignored him.

40-year-old Steven McCluskey was fatally injured after getting stuck at the MBTA’s Davis Station in Somerville on February 27. McCluskey appeared to have lost his balance and fallen at the bottom of the escalator, causing his clothing to become caught.

Surveillance footage obtained by NBC 10 Boston showed the man attempting to free himself as his legs moved frantically. One bystander briefly tried to help him before walking away.

The video showed McCluskey continued to struggle until he became motionless. Roughly a dozen people walked past him, some glancing briefly and others appearing not to notice him at all. 18 minutes passed until someone called 911.

Moments later, an MBTA employee arrived and pressed the emergency stop button on the escalator. It took the employee a total of 22 minutes to make contact with him.

“[The MBTA] breached that duty. If somebody had knowledge of it, that should’ve been acted upon it immediately,” said escalator expert Robert Cotton, according to NBC 10.

Here’s the video:

🚨NEW: Father of two died after getting trapped in a Boston subway station escalator while more than a dozen people walked past him without helping

Steven McCluskey, 40, lost his balance while going down an escalator at Davis Station in Somerville just before 5 a.m. on February… pic.twitter.com/Fk13ll0AhY

— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) May 17, 2026

Here’s the moment the dad walked onto the escalator:

Boston dad-of-two, 40, dies after getting trapped in MBTA escalator more than a dozen people walked straight past him without helping

Steven McCluskey, a carpenter and father of two young boys, lost his balance going down the escalator at Davis Station in Somerville on 27… pic.twitter.com/8F7mBITtNn

— G R I F T Y (@GriftReport) May 17, 2026

The New York Post reported McCluskey’s skin was also caught in the escalator:

McCluskey had no pulse by the time first responders arrived, and his clothes were pulled so tight into the escalator, his throat was constricted, according to the Somerville Fire Department report obtained by NBC10.

The skin on McCluskey’s back had also been pulled into the escalator.

Rescuers were able to free McCluskey in about 30 minutes and he regained a pulse but was then taken to the hospital in critical condition and later fell into a coma. McCluskey died 10 days later.

According to his obituary, McCluskey, a carpenter who ran his own business, “was known for his stubborn spirit, quick sense of humor, and deeply caring heart.”

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