VIDEO: Man trapped in escalator dies as commuters walk past in shock ingincident

Newly released security video shows the final moments of a 40-year-old man who died in a freak escalator accident at a subway station in the United States.

The victim, Steven McCluskey, was at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Davis Station in Somerville when the incident occurred.

According to reports from CBS News and NBC 10, the father of two was heading down to the platform around 5 am when he tripped at the landing and became trapped beneath the escalator machinery.

In the footage seen by TNX Africa, security cameras show McCluskey struggling at the base of the escalator for several minutes as commuters pass by.