A piece of heavy machinery killed two men when the piece of equipment toppled over. The two men, 29-year-old Rigoberto Lopez and 42-year-old Karlos Turner were working on an 80 ft lift when the machine toppled over. According to emergency workers, the lift fell over around 1:00 p.m. off Glen Iris Drive in Atlanta.
The Medical Examiner said both men died from the fall. The two men were working on the exterior wall of an apartment homes when the 40 feet lift got stuck. Workers tried to move the lift after it got stuck; however, it fell to the concrete walkway.
The injured men, Lopez and Turner, were both taken to the hospital where they later died. Turner was married and left behind two children. Information on Lopez is not available at this time.
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