SEATTLE — One person is dead after they were crushed by a forklift in Seattle's Central District.
Firefighters were called to a construction site at 26th Avenue East and East John Street at about 10:45 a.m. Monday.
Seattle fire officials said the victim was deceased when medics arrived.
Firefighters are working to extricate the victim.
The circumstances of the accident are not yet known, but video from Chopper 7 showed a load of spilled bricks on the sidewalk and the covered victim underneath the toppled forklift.
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