A 7-year-old boy was killed when pallets fell on him from a forklift in Palmetto, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.
Investigators said Leonardo Chavez-Renteria was playing in a storage area of a business at 1805 20th St E., where the forklift was moving empty pallets.
About 15-20 pallets fell from the forklift, striking the boy, deputies said.
He was taken to Manatee Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Deputies said the incident appears to be an accident.
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