A young woman died and another was injured in a fall from an dorm building on a busy Center City street Thursday evening.
The deadly incident unfolded outside the H&M store on the 1600 block of Chestnut St.
Shoppers and pedestrians watched in horror as an 18-year-old Temple University student, identified by sources as Rebecca Kim, slipped and fell off the window ledge of an apartment building and landed on top of another woman, 44, who happened to be walking below at the time.
"This is surreal to me," said a witness. "I can't even believe it."
Kim fell eight stories and was rushed to Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition. She died from her injuries a short time later, police said.
She was visiting friends who attend the Art Institute of Philadelphia when she fell.
Temple University released this statement following Kim's death:
"Temple University is deeply saddened to learn of the death of one of our students in Center City Philadelphia. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends."
Counseling for university students is available at Tuttleman Couseling Services.
"It definitely gives you a reality check and make you want to call your friends and family because you just watched someone die," another witness said.
The injured pedestrian was taken to Hahnemann Hospital. She has a broken vertebrae and missing teeth.
An investigation into the incident is underway.
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