Man injured in forklift accident at Pennyrile Electric

A man was flown to a Nashville hospital following a forklift accident Wednesday at Pennyrile Electric on Harrison Street.

The man, whose name has not been released, was taken by ambulance to a waiting helicopter and then flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, according to Hopkinsville Fire and EMS Lt. Payton Rogers.

Brent Gilkey with the cooperative confirmed the man was an employee, but could not immediately provide any other details.