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KY Ryder Trucking Employee Antwian Brifford ID’d As Victim Crushed Tuesday By Own Vehicle At Georgetown Toyota Plant

SCOTT COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Antwian Brifford, of Pikeville, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim killed Tuesday in an accident at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky earlier in the week.

Brifford, 32, was working for Ryder Trucking when he exited his work vehicle without engaging the air brakes, according to reporting by EKBTV.

The vehicle began to move and he was crushed between the tractor and trailer where he would remain for over an hour before he was discovered by a coworker, according to the Scott County Coroner.

Brifford was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Family and friends took to Facebook to remember the beloved father of three:

Funeral arrangements are pending, but they will be held in Alabama. He will be buried there as well, reports EKBTV.

Via Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky website:

“Take a road trip to Toyota Kentucky, located in Georgetown, America’s first and the world’s largest Toyota manufacturing facility. Each day at the plant, people and machines are working together to build ever-better cars, like the Avalon and Lexus ES 350, and America’s best-selling car for 14 years running – the Camry. Get a good look at a mint condition 1988 Camry, the first Camry ever made in the United States. Then, buckle up for a ride around the plant on a guided, tram-driven tour. Schedule your free tour of Toyota Kentucky to see what’s ahead for automotive manufacturing and the future of mobility.”

Geo facts: Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, in the United States. The 2017 population was 33,660 per the United States Census Bureau. It is the 7th-largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the seat of its county – Wikipedia.

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