NEW YORK: A 56-year-old woman died after falling down an uncovered manhole on a bustling Manhattan street, police said on Tuesday.
The victim had parked her car late on Monday just before inadvertently stepping into the manhole, according to US media reports, which said she fell around 10 feet (three meters).
The NYPD said its officers found the woman unconscious and unresponsive inside the manhole. She was pronounced dead at a hospital.
“There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing,” an NYPD spokesperson said.
Video from the scene showed a parked black Mercedes with the driver´s door directly next to a manhole, which had since been cordoned off.
