A middle-aged Ghanaian man identified as Paul Gato has met his untimely death in the U.S after a forklift fell on him.
Paul Gato, 41, died on Tuesday at the workplace – a Home Depot on Merrilee Drive in Fairfax.
According to the report, Paul Gato was operating a forklift to unload supplies from a delivery truck when it fell on him.
Apparently, he got trapped under the forklift and died. The police reveal he died on the spot.
A friend and colleague of the deceased who spoke to the media said;
‘Even before his cup is full, he’s helping people here,” he said. ”He was a huge-hearted person, very positive minded person, very giving and very nurturing.’
News_MTorres reports that Paul Gato had moved from Ghana to the U.S to seek greener pastures to support his family home but he, unfortunately, lost his life after being trapped under a forklift at his workplace.
Paul Gato lived in Woodbridge, Virginia. He is said to have recently visited Ghana after he attended the funeral of a loved one.
The man killed in the forklift accident at a @HomeDepot in Fairfax is Paul Gato. A friend says he moved to the U.S. from Ghana to pursue the American dream and support family back home. @FairfaxCountyPD says a forklift fell and trapped him while he was unloading supplies. @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/TCVLwSmGmv
— Matthew Torres (@News_MTorres) November 24, 2021
Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com