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New York woman dies after falling into open manhole after exiting car

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New York woman dies after falling into open manhole after exiting car

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.

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.

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