The woman died after opening the door of a Mercedes and plummeting down an open manhole in a busy New York street- an investigation is underway after her family claimed there were 'no warning signs'

A 56-year-old woman has died after falling into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street.

Donike Gocaj, 56, was killed on Monday evening after parking her car outside Cartier's flagship store on Fifth Avenue after falling down the open hole.