A building’s security gate came crashing down on a woman and a small child in a freak accident in Brooklyn earlier this afternoon.
Both are in “very serious” condition, according to the FDNY.
The woman suffered head injuries when the roll down gate — which somehow separated from the building — at Fifth Avenue Cat Clinic in Park Slope fell on top of her, according to witnesses.
The child — who appeared to be a boy around four years old — injured his leg.
“It was just like boom. It was so unnatural. It [the security gate] didn’t teeter totter or anything it just came off,” said one witness.
The woman injured — who had a huge gash from her forehead to the top of her head — is believed to be the child’s nanny.
The child’s mother came running down the block shortly after the horrific incident on the corner of President Street and Fifth Avenue around 4 pm.
“The look on her face was heartbreaking,” said Bethany O’Grady, 22.
“[She said] ‘What’s happening? What’s going on?”