A 56-year-old lady died when she fell into an open trapdoor within the roadway as she obtained out of her parked automobile in Manhattan, New York police reported Tuesday.
She was discovered inanimate on the backside of a technical conduit late Monday night, in keeping with the identical supply. She was taken to hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless.
“No arrests have been made presently and the investigation continues to be ongoing,” a police spokesperson stated.
In keeping with native media, the sufferer fell three meters.
Pictures taken on Tuesday confirmed a black automobile parked, the driving force’s door dealing with proper subsequent to the hatch, now secured by obstacles.
The New York power firm Con Edison, answerable for this conduit, declared itself “deeply saddened” by the accident.
“We’re actively investigating to find out how this might have occurred. Our ideas are with the sufferer’s household, and security stays our prime precedence,” a spokesperson stated.
