Crime & Safety
Security Guard Killed By Falling Glass Panel In Midtown: NYPD
Police say construction workers were in the process of moving the panel when it fell.
MIDTOWN, MANHATTAN — A security guard died after a large glass panel being moved by construction workers fell on him Saturday morning, the NYPD said.
Police responded to a 911 call at a construction site at 217 W 57th Street around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The security guard, 67, was found unconscious and unresponsive with severe body trauma and a 27-year-old construction worker was found with non-life threatening injuries.
The security guard was taken to Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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The second victim is in stable condition, police said.
The security guard was identified as Bronx resident Harry Ramnauth. The investigation is ongoing.
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