Man crushed to death by a falling elevator in US

A 25-year-old man has been
crushed to death on New Year's Eve by a falling
elevator in New York City.
Police say the accident happened around midnight
Thursday in an apartment building on Broome Street
on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The victim was
identified as Stephen Hewett-Brown, of the Bronx.
Witnesses tell the Daily News (http://
nydn.us/1R1VT2P ) that the victim died after
heroically shoving a woman out of harm's way.
Manuel Coronado tells the newspaper that Hewett-
Brown "said 'Happy New Year' and pushed her out."
A police spokesman says he has no information on
the exact circumstances of Hewett-Brown's death.
Police say no criminality is suspected. The city
Buildings Department is investigating the accident.