Man Dies After Shirt Gets Caught in Escalator

An awful story comes to us from New York, where a man has died after being strangled when his shirt was caught in a subway station escalator.

48-year-old Carlos Alvarez died in the early hours of Sunday morning when he fell on the escalator. His shirt then got stuck and strangled him.

The New York City Police Department tells People : “Upon arrival, officers discovered a 48-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive on the top landing of the escalator. EMS arrived and transported the male to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death and the investigation is ongoing.”

Source: https://people.com/human-interest/man-dies-shirt-caught-subway-escalator/

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