Construction worker dies after getting pinned underneath forklift in Pomona

Friday, July 20, 2018

POMONA, Calif. -- A construction worker died after getting pinned underneath a forklift in Pomona on Friday morning, L.A. County fire officials said.

Fire crews responded to the eastbound 10 Freeway at Kellogg Drive, where the worker was trapped.

It's unclear if the worker was already dead when authorities arrived at around 9:30 a.m.

Crews removed the deceased worker from beneath the forklift shortly before noon, officials said.