Killed: Trang-Thuy Nguyen, 37, died in hospital Tuesday after being hit by a falling wooden plank . A 37-year-old woman was killed in Manhattan's West Village by a piece of plywood that was blown out of luxury condo development in high winds. The woman has been named as Trang-Thuy Nguyen - she was taken to a nearby hospital but died after the wood struck her body. She was pushed into a wall at a parking garage and struck her head, a source told the New York Daily News. The incident occurred on West 12th Street at 5:50 p.m on Tuesday. The plywood came from new construction The Greenwich Lane - a 200-unit development in five buildings and five townhouses that stands on what was once the site of St. Vincent's Hospital. ABC 7 reports the woman was on her cell phone as she passed the entrance to a parking lot entrance, when the 4-by-8 sheet of plywood, separated from the security fence across the street. The Greenwich Lane, which is LEED certified, has apartments starting at $3.65 million. It is nearly completely sold out and already have some interest from designer Michael Kors who is reported to be purchasing a penthouse at the development. Part of the property is now home to the most expensive apartment ever sold in Greenwich Village. According to NY Curbed: 'The south penthouse at 155 West 11th Street, the new construction tower that's part of the Greenwich Lane complex, entered contract for $45 million, a price that will set a new neighborhood price record when it closes.' A 37-year-old woman was killed in Manhattan's West Village by a piece of plywood that was blown out of luxury condo development in high winds (file photo) Builder Turner Construction issued a statement to the New York Daily News: 'We are deeply saddened by the death of a pedestrian who was walking near the construction site on W. 12th Street,' the company said. It said that 'safety on and around our jobsites is always our number one priority.' Bill and Eric Rudin, owners of developer West Village Residences, issued their own somber statement. 'What happened is tragic and devastating,' they said. 'We extend our deepest condolences to the family.' An official cause of death was pending an autopsy. The plywood came from new construction The Greenwich Lane - a 200-unit development in five buildings and five townhouses that stands on what was once the site of St. Vincent's Hospital (pictured)
The woman, Trang-Thuy Nguyen, was taken to a nearby hospital but died . She was pushed into a wall at a parking garage and struck her head . The plywood came from new construction The Greenwich Lane .