GIRL KILLED IN FORKLIFT TRAGEDY

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- 21 Aug 2003 ( #121 ) - LEONIE TOWNSHIP, MI, United States
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A six-year-old girl died on August 17 after being run over by a forklift driven by her 10-year-old brother.

Police told Associated Press the children were at Lindsay Heating & Cooling with their mother's boyfriend, who owns the business, when the accident happened.

The circumstances were not revealed, but investigations were continuing.
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