A Boston commuter narrowly avoided a serious injury Wednesday when a 25-pound aluminum tile plummeted from the subway ceiling, shocking video shows.
The woman can be seen walking toward the staircase of the Harvard station’s southbound platform around 4 p.m. after hopping off the city’s red line.
The 10-foot tile plunged to the ground in a dusty crash, landing at the feet of the unidentified straphanger.After another second of shock, she sidesteps the massive panel and continues up the stairs.as Cianna Navarro, said the incident has left her nervous to travel on the subway. “Physically I’m fine, but I’m really shaken up,” she said. “I was just walking and the next thing I know, the ceiling is coming crashing down in front of me.”
The woman was walking from the subway to the stairs when the panel fell. The woman was walking from the subway to the stairs when the panel fell.“It’s another layer of fear that’s added onto my commute, having to worry and look over my shoulder or look over my head. My life shouldn’t have to be put in danger for them to make necessary changes,” said Navarro.
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