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June 12, 2006

Cranston man still critical after fall from mall escalator

PROVIDENCE -- A Cranston man remains in critical condition this morning at Rhode Island Hospital after falling about 20 feet from an escalator at Providence Place Mall on Friday night, hospital spokeswoman Andrea Barbosa said.

Randy Coward, 26, apparently tried to stand on the handrail of a moving escalator at the end of the mall closest to Filene's, according to the police.

Coward was with his girlfriend and both were apparently using a down escalator when he jumped onto the railing, the police said. Police Sgt. John O'Connor III said the police were called to Level C, a lower floor of the mall, where Coward was unconscious.

Coward has been in critical condition since the accident.

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