Tough luck: Pregnant woman sitting on park bench killed as tree suddenly falls on her

A pregnant woman enjoying a beautiful day on a New York City park bench has been tragically killed after a tree branch fell on her head.

Horrified witnesses at Kissena Park in Flushing, Queens, described how Yingyi Li, 30, was pinned under an oak tree, bleeding profusely from the head.

Critics of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg were quick to point out that the death of the woman, described as being in her early 30s, should not be called an accident because it was the result of years of poor management of old trees in parks across the city.

Tragic: Yingyi Li, 30, was sitting on this park bench when an oak tree suddenly fell and smashed her head
'This is the twelfth injury over the last eight weeks,' Geoffrey Croft, president of New York City Park Advocates,' told WCBS-TV.

'We have been calling on the city to properly inspect its trees, maintain its trees, and it is outrageous.'

Witnesses said it was a calm evening in Kissena Park when Ms Li was hit by the tree. There was hardly even a breeze.

An EMT who happened to be in the park rushed over and quickly pulled her out and rushed her to the hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.

It is unknown how heavily pregnant Ms Li was or what became of her unborn child.

Sam Kim said the oak tree crashed down without any warning.

Critics of the New York City Parks Department say the tree fell as a result of poor maintenance by the department over the years
'We were standing around, and just heard a loud crash and a boom,' said witness .

'So my friend and I – we ran over, and when we got there, we saw a girl lying face down and blood just pouring out of her head.'

A second woman who was sitting next to Li received minor injures. She refused treatement.

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