Woman Staring at Her Phone Falls Head First Down Flight of Stairs

Shocking footage of a woman tumbling down a flight of stairs at a subway station in China after staring at her phone is now making the rounds on social media.

What happened: In the clip, the unnamed passenger can be seen staring at her phone as she was going down the stairs at a subway station in Hefei, the Daily Mail reported.

She then missed her step, immediately losing her balance, tried to regain it but failed.
Somehow she avoided hitting any of the women in front of her on her way down.
She eventually toppled over and landed on the ground floor.
Passengers who saw what happened rushed to help the woman, according to local media.
After the subway station staff gave the woman first aid for her wounds, she was taken to a nearby hospital via an ambulance.
While the woman sustained serious injuries on her face, she is said to now be in normal condition.

Viral fall: On Chinese social media site Weibo, the first video posted by Jianghuai Morning News about the incident has attracted over 1.6 million views.

A separate image also emerged showing the woman being escorted by a group of officers to the ambulance.
For many Weibo users, the incident served as a warning to people addicted to their smartphones.
“Don’t use your phone while walking! That looked so painful,” one user wrote.
“Although I sympathize with her, I think she deserved it,” another chimed in.

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