May 15, 2008 7:57 pm US/Eastern
Elderly Woman Falls Into Gap At LIRR Station
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
An elderly woman was seriously injured after falling through the gap in a Long Island Rail Road station in Queens, CBS 2 has learned.
LIRR spokesman Sam Zambuto says the woman was exiting the New York-bound train at the Kew Gardens stop when she caught part of her leg in the gap at about 5:20 p.m. Thursday. She was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. Her condition isn't available.
The incident delayed the train by about 20 minutes.
The railroad is spending $46 million to tighten gaps between its trains and platforms. A teenager died in a 2006 fall through a gap at an LIRR platform.
Stay with WCBSTV.com and CBS 2 for the latest in this developing story.
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