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Posted: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 4:34 AM HST

Police investigate Honolulu forklift death

By Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — Police are investigating a forklift accident that killed a man in Honolulu. Police say the man was servicing a forklift off Alakawa Street in Iwilei Monday when it suddenly lurched back and pinned him between the lift and a stationery truck. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. The victim appears to be in his 60s. The Honolulu Police Department's criminal investigation division is looking into the fatality. But police believe it was an industrial accident. (Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved)