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Man Dies in Forklift Accident at Marriott

The operator of a forklift died after being trapped underneath the overturned vehicle.

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VIPD Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Unit officers, Emergency Medical Technicians, and personnel from the Virgin Islands Fire Service at the Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, where a man was killed in forklift accident.
VIPD Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Unit officers, Emergency Medical Technicians, and personnel from the Virgin Islands Fire Service at the Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, where a man was killed in forklift accident. (Virgin Islands Police Department)

ST. THOMAS, USVI — On July 17, at roughly 8:47 a.m., the Virgin Islands Police Department responded to reports of an overturned work vehicle at the Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort. The emergency 911 call indicated that the operator was trapped in the overturned vehicle.

Officers found the vehicle, a heavy-duty forklift, in the delivery driveway of the hotel on its left side. The operator was trapped and unresponsive under the cab area of the forklift. Emergency Medical Technicians on the scene concluded that the operator had no signs of life. The identity of the operator is being withheld, pending notification of next of kin by the VIPD.

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