Supermarket employee rushes to save elderly man in wheelchair rolling down escalator

A supermarket employee used managed to an elderly man in a wheelchair rolling down an escalator in southwest China.

A supermarket employee used managed to an elderly man in a wheelchair rolling down an escalator in southwest China.

The CCTV video, captured in the city of Kaili in Guizhou Province on April 19, shows a woman in a blue shirt suddenly running to stop the wheelchair-bound man from smashing into the counter at the bottom of the escalator.

According to reports, the two women were both supermarket employees.

The woman in a blue shirt was named Yang Cheng and she finished her work when the incident happened.

A woman reportedly pushed the elderly man in the wheelchair onto the escalator.

The wheelchair lost control and slid down the escalator when the woman went to help a child get on it.

Thanks to Yang's quick reaction, the elderly man was not injured.

The video was provided by local media with permission.