One dead in forklift accident

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.

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.

Firefighters are working to extricate the victim.

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