SALT LAKE CITY — A 56-year-old man was killed Thursday in an accident involving a forklift at a Salt Lake City construction business, officials said.
The Salt Lake City Fire Department reported the incident occurred at Staker Parson Materials & Construction, with crews responding to the site at 730 North Beck Street at around 2:30 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, they said the unidentified victim had already died on the scene.
Salt Lake City police say a preliminary investigation shows the forklift tipped over in a gravel pit area with the arms extended, hitting a parked van. Officers and paramedics found the man next to the van.
The cause of the accident is not known, and police have not said if the victim was an employee of the business or was at the site for another reason.
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