Wal-Mart clerk in New York dies in rush

Wal-Mart clerk in New York dies in rush

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Wal-Mart worker has died after being trampled by "a throng of unruly shoppers" shortly after the Long Island store in New York opened Friday, MSNBC quoted police as saying.

Unconfirmed reports said that a pregnant woman also miscarried as the crowd rushed in.


Shoppers make their way through Roosevelt Field Mall during "Black Friday" in Garden City, New York Nov. 28, 2008. A Wal-Mart worker has died after being trampled by "a throng of unruly shoppers" shortly after the Long Island store in New York opened Friday, MSNBC quoted police as saying. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)


Nassau County police said that the 34-year-old Wal-Mart worker was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 6 a.m. ET, an hour after the store opened.

The report quoted a police statement as saying that a throng of shoppers "physically broke down the doors, knocking him to the ground."

Shopper Jessica Keyes was cited by the Daily News that she saw a woman being knocked down near where the worker lay dying.

According to Keys, when paramedics arrived they told the woman that "there's nothing we can do. The baby is gone."

Stores across the city are luring shoppers on Black Friday -- the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season -- with extended hours and deep discounts.