New York woman dies after falling into open manhole after exiting car
Advertising Home Americas New York woman dies after falling into open manhole after exiting car Americas A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy Midtown Manhattan street, New York police and utility officials said on Tuesday, as authorities investigated how the incident occurred. The woman fell into the hole after parking her SUV near Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street late Monday and was pronounced dead after firefighters pulled her out. The woman, Donike Gocaj, parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV right next to the maintenance hole Monday night near the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan and fell in after exiting the vehicle shortly before 11:30pm, police said.
- ▪Advertising Home Americas New York woman dies after falling into open manhole after exiting car Americas A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy Midtown Manhattan street, New York police and utility of
- ▪The woman fell into the hole after parking her SUV near Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street late Monday and was pronounced dead after firefighters pulled her out.
- ▪The woman, Donike Gocaj, parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV right next to the maintenance hole Monday night near the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan and fell in after exiting the vehicle shortly before 11:30pm, po
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- ▪ Woman dies after falling into uncovered maintenance hole in New York City — Euronews
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- ▪ Grandmother dies after stepping out of car into open New York City manhole — The Sydney Morning Herald
- ▪ Woman dies after falling into uncovered manhole in New York — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Woman dies in NYC after stepping into open manhole — NBC News — Top
- ▪ Woman dies after manhole plunge on busy New York street — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Woman dies after falling into an uncovered maintenance hole in New York City — ABC News — US
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Advertising Home Americas New York woman dies after falling into open manhole after exiting car Americas A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy Midtown Manhattan street, New York police and utility officials said on Tuesday, as authorities investigated how the incident occurred. The woman fell into the hole after parking her SUV near Fifth Avenue and East 52nd Street late Monday and was pronounced dead after firefighters pulled her out. Issued on: 20/05/2026 - 02:05Modified: 20/05/2026 - 07:23 2 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 Crews respond to a manhole fire and explosion in New York, October 22, 2020 © John Minchillo, AP A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials…
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