Indictment: Worker killed his friend with a forklift in the Galilee

A Sri Lankan worker is charged with negligent homicide after fatally running over his colleague with a forklift at a Lower Galilee factory.

An indictment has been filed against a Sri Lankan national for the negligent homicide of another worker at a factory in the Lower Galilee, according to reports by Maariv and ynet. According to the reports, the defendant was driving a forklift on factory grounds without a license and outside of working hours when he struck his colleague. Witnesses at the scene called for him to stop, but he continued driving. The defendant's attorney claimed there was no intention to cause harm and that the two were close friends. Further details regarding the legal proceedings have not yet been released.