Upper East Side jumper in New York lands on woman leaving her dead

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Jump occurred on Friday on First Avenue near 51st Street around 3.15pm
A 56-year-old woman jumped from a third story and was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital
The 71-year-old woman she hit was taken to Cornell University Hospital with serious injuries
The jumper's husband and several others rushed to her aid

Published: 00:12 EST, 12 December 2015 | Updated: 17:44 EST, 12 December 2015

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A 71-year-old woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a 56-year-old woman who jumped from a third-story window of an Upper East Side building landed on top of her on Friday.

The jumper leapt from a building on First Avenue near 51st Street around 3.15pm on Friday.

The jumper was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital and the victim was taken to Cornell University Hospital with serious injuries.

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A pedestrian walking on First Avenue near 51st Street on Friday was crushed by a woman who jumped to her death from the window on the third floor of her apartment building

The jumper was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital and the victim was taken to Cornell University Hospital with serious injuries

The jumper, 56, leapt from a building (pictured) on First Avenue near 51st Street around 3.15pm on Friday

The woman who was hit was walking on the sidewalk when she was struck from above, ABC 7 reported.

The jumper's husband and several other people tried to help her. She was described as being 'a little hysterical' but also 'stable'.

Witness Andre Ferrier said: 'I heard a man scream and as soon as I turned... I was literally about ten feet away from the woman when she hit the ground.'

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