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Lumber falls from truck in Grandville, killing driver

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Police said the accident occurred around 11 a.m. at Standale Lumber

A semitrailer driver died Wednesday after some lumber fell from his truck and onto him, police said.

A trailer was being unloaded when some lumber fell and killed Levi Linton, 51, of Ontario, Canada, the Grandville Police Department said on Facebook.

Police said the accident occurred around 11 a.m. at Standale Lumber in Grandville.

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident, police said.

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