Woman dies after getting trapped inside clothing donations bin

Homelessness activists call for the spring-loaded containers to be removed from the streets

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A clothes donation bin in California
(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

A woman has died after becoming trapped in a clothing donations bin on a street in Toronto.

Police received reports that of an unresponsive woman inside the container at around 1.30am local time this morning, the Toronto Star reports.

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