A 22-year-old mother has died after falling down stairs at a New York subway station while holding her one-year-old daughter.
Malaysia Goodson fell down the stairs at a Manhattan station at around 8pm on Monday, police said.
When police arrived she was unconscious. She was rushed to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Her daughter, Rhylee, was not seriously injured.
Police said it is unknown whether the child was in a pram during the fall, as initially reported by authorities.
"I wish I could have helped her," Ms Goodson's 23-year-old brother, Shawn Goodson, told The New York Times.
He said his sister, who lived in from Stamford, Connecticut, was a protective, caring mother.
It was not immediately clear whether Ms Goodson had a medical issue that caused her death or whether she died from the fall. The city's medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which also is investigating, called Ms Goodson's death "a heartbreaking tragedy".
Only about a quarter of New York City's 472 subway stations have lifts and the lifts that do exist are often out of service.
MTA spokesman Shams Tarek said the 7th Avenue B-D-E station where Ms Goodson fell does have escalators.
Parents are generally advised not to use escalators with pram, however.
Additional reporting by the Associated Press.
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