Elderly NYC woman struck dead by falling window façade while shoveling snow

 An elderly woman shoveling recently fallen snow in New York City was killed in a freak accident Tuesday when a decorative window facade fell and killed her.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Fox News Digital that 74-year-old Dale Singer was shoveling snow from her Brooklyn, New York City brownstone when a piece of the historic building fell on her and killed her.

Police said the woman was reportedly shoveling snow from her front porch at the time of the incident.

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Authorities said they were called to a Brooklyn brownstone home around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

The NYPD said a 911 call saying the building partially collapsed seriously injured a woman who was outside at the time of the deadly crash.

The elderly woman was immediately taken by EMS to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition.

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He was later declared dead at the hospital, police said.

Police said initial reports indicate the three-story brownstone building collapsed while the woman was shoveling snow.

The news comes as a major winter storm dumped snow across the NYC area, leaving inches of snow on the ground.

On Tuesday morning, forecasters warned that snowfall rates could reach 1 to 2 inches per hour in New York City by morning.