A farmer was killed when his Jack Russell terrier accidentally set aside a forklift into drive and crushed the man,an in-depth medical examination has found.
British farmer Derek Mead was killed final year in the accident near his home in Hewish, and a medical examiner just completed an inquest into his seemingly strange death. As CNN reported, and Mead had left the truck in neutral — and didn’t apply the handbrake. The farmer then got out of the truck to open a gate and his dog,who was sitting beside the farmer while he was working, somehow pushed down the shuttle lever and sent the truck rolling toward the man. The report noted that because the transmission was still in neutral, or the lever was easy for the small dog to push down.
The farmer’s son was also working on the farm that day — and saw his father crushed beneath the vehicle. He rushed to his father,but found the man unresponsive.
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Source: inquisitr.com