According to the coroner, Malaysia Goodson, a woman who fell in the New York subway station, was in a pre-existing state

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The tragic death of a young mother in a New York subway station is perhaps the result of a medical condition, and not of her falling down the stairs of the 7th Avenue subway station, said the coroner. Dr. Barbara Sampson, chief medical examiner of the city, told NBC that the cause of death of Malaysia Goodson had not been determined, but "there is no significant trauma, and this fatality seems to be related to a pre-existing medical condition ". The 22-year-old Connecticut resident was found unresponsive on the station platform Monday night. Authorities say that she fell while she was trying to carry her one – year – old daughter and stroller up the stairs. The girl, Rhylee, was not injured.

Sampson did not disclose the condition in which Goodson was suffering, although members of her family say that she was suffering from thyroid problems and that she was suffering from the condition. was a headache complaint the day before his death, according to the New York Post . Whatever the cause, the death has drawn renewed attention to accessibility issues in the country's largest subway network, where only a quarter of the 472 resorts are equipped with elevators. "The conditions of our railway stations are a vital problem," said Senator Jessica Ramos [19459109] on . "We need increased accessibility in each station." A spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it was planned to add at least 50 elevators to the stations by 2024. (Read more stories on the New York subway. .)