Macon County man killed in forklift crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was riding in a forklift was killed after the vehicle crashed Tuesday morning on Beechnut Street in Macon County, about three miles west of Ethel, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says.

The crash report says the Caterpillar DC60 Forklift – driven by a 19-year-old Ethel man – was heading eastbound when it crossed the center of the roadway and went off the north side of the road. The forklift overturned and ejected a 21-year-old man from Ethel, who was a passenger in the vehicle.

The 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and was brought to the Macon County Coroner’s Office, the report says.

The forklift had extensive damage. Neither person in the vehicle utilized a safety device, the report says. The driver had no reported injuries.

MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.