Posted by: seaworldnews | March 18, 2010

Rose Mankos Crushed

The old woman who was crushed to death by a subway train on Manhattan’ supper East Side on Thursday afternoon has been identified as Rose M. Mankos. Rose Mankos 48 was a lawyer who had previously worked for the State.

According to information a woman was killed yesterday on an Upper East Side subway track. She was tiring to get her bag which fell down and was hit by a train. 48 year old woman Rose Mankos was hit by a 6 train heading north at the 77th Street station.

She went on the track to get her bag. She was advised by passengers to get down and lie on the track. The driver of the train horned many time to make her alert so she clear the track but she couldn’t do so and was killed.

Rose Mankos had jumped into the track bed at East 77th East Street and Lexington Avenue at around 15:45 hours to get her black and gray nylon shoulder bag, which had fallen there.  On beeing struck by the subway train, Ms. Mankos had severe injuries to her face and skull. Rose Mankos, a New York woman, was killed by a No. 6 train rushing towards 77th street. Mankos, 48, was scrambling to get back on the platform when the train struck.

Mankos lost her life trying to retrieve a nylon LeSportsac bag filled with exercise clothes, toiletries and her cell phone, sources said.

One eyewitness said that it was terrified moment. Woman tried to get of the tack but could not able to. She also tried to climb up but she was frozen as the train came near to her and was hit badly by train.

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