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Peoria, AZ (KPHO) — A man was killed in a forklift accident Friday morning at a Peoria lumberyard.
According to Officer Brandon Sheffert with Peoria PD, the 49-year-old man somehow got pinned between a forklift he was operating and a tractor trailer that he was loading at about 3:30 a.m.
Peoria Fire-Medical Department said the man was pronounced dead on scene.
Sheffert said nobody else was involved and that it appears to be a tragic work accident.
Police are investigating this as an accidental death case. No other details were immediately available.
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