Forklift Operator Hit From Behind And Killed Near Thompson

the 61-year-old Grand Forks man was driving the forklift on Highway 15

THOMPSON, N.D. — A forklift operator is dead after getting hit from behind near Thompson, North Dakota.

The highway patrol says the 61-year-old Grand Forks man was driving the forklift on Highway 15 when he was hit by a minivan just before one o’clock this afternoon.

80-year-old Marilyn Pederson of Northwood was behind the wheel of the minivan.

Pederson and a 75-year-old passenger were not hurt.

The man’s name will be released once family is notified.

The crash remains under investigation.