Terrifying moment woman strolling down NYC street is suddenly struck by falling fence
A terrifying video captured the moment a fence struck a woman who had been casually walking down a New York City street.
The original video was shared online by New York-based director Kyle Loftus. He shared the clip on Monday, begging his followers to help him find the woman struck.
The video depicted a man who appeared to leave the fence untethered as an unidentified woman walked in front of it.
As he let go of the fence, it fell directly on the woman, who immediately dropped to the ground.
The fence appeared to strike her head first. Multiple onlookers rushed to lift it off her as she lay on the pavement.
The woman seemed to bend her legs as witnesses crouched around her. Loftus said he took the video around 8.22 pm on Friday.
The incident appeared to have taken place on a movie set. It’s unclear if the woman was filming for a project or happened to be walking past the fence at the wrong time.
Loftus posted an update on his Instagram on Tuesday, saying he still had not found the woman in the video.
A woman was seen on a shocking viral video walking on the streets of New York City before a fence fell on her, pictured above
The woman immediately fell to the ground as the fence crushed her. Onlookers rushed to her side, pictured above
The unidentified woman lay still for a few seconds, but was then seen moving her legs, pictured above
The video has already amassed over four million likes on TikTok and 762,000 on Instagram as of Tuesday night.
Some commenters questioned the legitimacy of the video, with one writing: ‘camera was pointed that way… so I’d assume it was for the movie?’
A camera operator was seen in the corner of the video, but it’s unclear whether the fence was supposed to fall.
Other commenters praised the poster’s instincts to film, noting that they hope the woman finds the video and uses it for a lawsuit.
‘I hope this video finds her (and her new lawyer)!!!’ one wrote.
‘That’s a lawsuit alright,’ another agreed.
It’s unclear if the incident was scripted or an accident. It’s also unclear if the woman was simply walking near the movie set or was a part of the project. A cameraman filming the incident is seen above in the corner of the video
The video was shared by a New York-based director named Kyle Loftus. He said the incident occurred in Brooklyn at around 8.22 pm on Friday
Others expressed disbelief, with one writing: ‘The way she fell makes it look like this is just an acting scene tbh.’
‘Omg I hope she’s ok,’ another commented.
The video ended as multiple people fled a nearby business to check on her after she started moving on the ground.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the New York Police Department for more information.