Woman killed by Beijing Subway platform screen door

By Ryan Kilpatrick, November 7, 2014

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At around 7:00pm last night, a woman on the line 5 platform at Beijing Subway's Huixinxijie Nankou Station became trapped between the platform screen door and the subway carriage door. Not realizing what had happened, the conductor started the train and the woman was crushed as the vehicle left the station, sustaining ultimately fatal injuries. 

According to a doctor at the hospital she was rushed to, the victim was still breathing and had a heartbeat when she arrived. Although she had few visible injuries, she suffered extensive internal bruising and many broken bones and medical staff were unable to save her.

The victim was reportedly a 33-year-old native of Chengde, Hebei Province. 

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