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Queens girl, 6, hit by falling brick in every New Yorker’s worst nightmare

By Joe Marino1 min readNew York Post
Queens girl, 6, hit by falling brick in every New Yorker’s worst nightmareQueens girl, 6, hit by falling brick in every New Yorker’s worst nightmare

A 6-year-old girl was struck with a falling brick – breaking her leg – in a freak accident as she walked with her mom in Queens Thursday evening, cops and sources said.

The girl and her mom were strolling on 59th Street near Maspeth Avenue in Maspeth around 7:35 p.m. when the brick came tumbling down, hitting the unsuspecting child, according to authorities and sources.

The blow left the girl with a cut on her head and a broken femur, police said.

Debris of broken concrete and red brick panels lying on the ground.
Part of the brick that fell from the building. FNTV
A man wearing a
An official investigates the area of the accident. FNTV
Two police officers standing on a sidewalk at night, with one officer near a doorway and the other further back in a white shirt and tie.
The bricks fell near 59th Street near Maspeth Avenue. FNTV

She was taken conscious and alert to Bellevue Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

No criminality was suspected in the disturbing mishap, cops said.