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Woman Struck Dead After Kicking MTA Bus Doors: MTA, Source
A Brooklyn bus rider was killed by a bus moments after she kicked the doors down and tried to get off the bus, officials and a source said.

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A Brooklyn bus rider was killed by a bus moments after she kicked the doors down and tried to get off the bus, officials and a source said.

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