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Woman dies after falling into uncovered manhole in New York City

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A 56-year-old woman, Donike Gocaj, died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Midtown Manhattan shortly before 11:30 p.m. on a Monday. She had just exited her parked Mercedes-Benz SUV when she fell into the hole, which was approximately 10 to 15 feet deep. Surveillance footage suggests a heavy truck dislodged the manhole cover about 12 minutes prior to the incident. AI

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Woman dies after falling into uncovered manhole in New York City

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Woman dies after falling into uncovered manhole in New York

    A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened. The woman parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV right next to the maintenance hole on Monday night near the corner …

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Dave Collins, Julie Walker, The Associated Press ·

    56-year-old woman dies after stepping out of car and into open manhole in New York City

    "We are reviewing the details, and while this is a rare occurrence, manhole covers can get displaced by heavy vehicles."

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