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Boy, 6, Killed by Forklift Driven by Father at Family’s Italian Engineering Firm

Investigators seized the forklift to determine whether safety rules were followed.

Overview

  • Lucas De March, 6, was struck at about 6:30 p.m. Friday at Meccanica De March in Sedico and died at the scene.
  • Emergency crews arrived within minutes after his father raised the alarm.
  • Investigators have seized the forklift for a technical inspection to check its condition and compliance with safety standards.
  • Authorities are examining whether the child may have lost his balance and fallen in front of the moving vehicle.
  • Local officials canceled the Sedico in Festa fair as a sign of mourning, and Lucas’s judo school and area schools arranged counseling for classmates.