Worker trapped, killed inside van
Posted on Friday, May 7th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
A 50-year-old worker died Saturday afternoon in a Bristol Township, Pa., warehouse when a forklift pinned him inside a van, authorities said. The man was operating a forklift, loading cargo into a van when the cargo got jammed, reports say. He got out to adjust the load and the load slipped, authorities said. He had left the forklift in gear, so it lurched forward and trapped him against the load.
Investigators originally thought someone else might have caused the accident and fled the scene, but police later determined that he was alone in the warehouse at the time of the accident. The victim of the workplace accident was already dead when emergency personnel arrived.
2 killed in motorcycle crash
Posted on Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 6:11 pm
A 26-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman were killed Friday afternoon in a reckless motorcycle accident in Tobyhanna Township, Pa., authorities said. Police said the motorcycle driver tried to pass several vehicles and in the process, had to veer off the road to avoid oncoming traffic.
The motorcycle left the road and hit a tree, killing both occupants, authorities said. Police said neither person was wearing a safety helmet. Both the motorcycle operator and the passenger died in the crash.

