A 56-year-old woman, Donike Gocaj, died after falling into an open maintenance hole on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The cover was dislodged by a truck minutes before her fall. Con Edison is investigating.
A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York street in Midtown Manhattan. Police and utility officials are investigating how the incident occurred, with surveillance footage suggesting a heavy truck may have dislodged the cover shortly before the accident.
A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole in Midtown Manhattan on Monday night. The incident occurred near Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street shortly before 11:30 p.m. The utility company Con Edison is investigating how the hole was left uncovered.
