A pregnant Chinese woman choked to death after her head got stuck in a roadside railing. The unidentified woman was more than seven months pregnant with twins when the incident happened on Monday at a busy commercial area in Xi’an, north China.

The victim was reportedly on her way to drop her 11-year-old daughter at school when she got stuck in the railings. The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was feeling faint and used the railings for support. She lifted her daughter over the railings to help her cross the road to school, and had just done so when she fainted and got her head stuck in the railings.

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Shocked bystanders in the vicinity rushed to help the woman by prying the steel railings open. Their efforts failed, however, and the woman died of suffocation while a huge crowd surrounded her.

According to a local shopkeeper, the shocking incident occurred at about 4 p.m. Paramedics arrived later on the scene to find the unfortunate woman kneeling lifeless, with her head still stuck in the same position. The twins in her womb aren’t any better, as they have died as well.

Ai Zhongfeng, the woman’s husband, said that he believes that one of the causes of his wife’s death is the design of the railings. He said he has already informed the local authorities and is now hoping that some positive action will be done.

Shaanxi Mizhi County police said that although detectives have already ruled out homicide as a cause, a post-mortem examination will still be done on the dead woman’s body.

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