Police: 5-year-old girl dies after fence falls on her in Bushwick

A 5-year-old girl has died after a fence fell on her in Bushwick Thursday night.

News 12 Staff

Aug 30, 2019, 12:34 PM

Updated 1,748 days ago

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A 5-year-old girl has died after a fence fell on her in Bushwick Thursday night.
Police say it happened on Harman Street around 10 p.m.
They say the girl was walking down the street with her mom, possible playing with a section of the fence, when it fell and hit her on the head.
She was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead.
Police are investigating but say there does not seem to be any criminality.


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