Coroner’s office: Teen run over by forklift at business dies

LANCASTER, Ky. (AP) – A teenager has died after officials say a forklift ran over him at a business in Lancaster.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports (http://bit.ly/1iCNPGw) the Fayette County Coroner’s Office says 17-year-old Grant Thomas Oakley was riding on the side of a forklift when he fell off and was run over on Tuesday.

Authorities say the incident happened around 4:45 p.m. at Bluegrass Agricultural Distributors.

Authorities say Oakley was airlifted to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, where he died.

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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