Pedestrian dies after being hit by chunk of NYC fire escape

A man hit by a piece of fire escape that had fallen from a New York City building has died. Police say 58-yearold Richard Marchhart died Saturday from a skull fracture he sustained when he was hit by the debris Friday.

Police say the Garden City, N.Y., man was walking on Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood when a piece of the building’s metal fire escape hit him. A 24-year-old woman who also was hit by the debris was hospitalized in stable condition.

Officials say a worker was inspecting the fire escape seven stories up when a piece of it broke off and fell.