Crime & Safety

BK Woman, 87, Crushed To Death Under Car: Report

The woman, 87, was killed when the car rolled over her, police said.

BROOKLYN, N.Y.— An 87-year-old woman died in Gravesend when her own vehicle rolled over her Wednesday, The New York Post reported.

The woman believed she had parked her car at her home on West 10th Street, but instead left the car in gear, police told The Post

EMS rushed the 87-year-old woman to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn where she pronounced dead, according to The New York Post.

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The identity of the woman has not been released pending family notification.

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