Crime & Safety
Man Dies In Elmwood Park Forklift Accident: Police
A Brooklyn man died after suffering 'extensive head trauma' after a forklift fell on top of his head, police said.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A man died after the forklift he was driving tipped and fell on top of him in Elmwood Park Thursday, police said.
Lin Yi Hui, 59, of Brooklyn was operating a forklift at a 54th Street business when he got too close to the edge of a ramp, said Chief Michael Foligno. The forklift started to tip and Hui was thrown from it.
Hui fell on the ground and the forklift fell on top of him, causing "extensive head trauma," Foligno said.
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Hui was pronounced dead at the scene, the chief said.
Elmwood Park firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, Bergen County Medical Examiner's Officer, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were notified and responded to the scene.
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Authorities were still investigating the incident Thursday night, Foligno said.
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