Emergency vehicles arrive at the Walmart Distribution Center on Alfred Plourde Parkway in Lewiston on Wednesday afternoon for a report of a person struck by a forklift in the parking lot. The injured person was taken to Central Maine Medical Center. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Buy this Photo

LEWISTON – An employee of the Walmart Distribution Center was taken to Central Maine Medical Center with unknown injuries Wednesday afternoon after he was struck by a forklift in the center’s parking lot.

Lewiston Police Lt. David St. Pierre said that around 1:58 p.m., employees from the distribution center at 31 Alfred A Plourde Parkway called for an ambulance after someone was struck by a forklift.

St. Pierre said because the incident happened on Walmart property and not on a public way, the Lewiston Police Department did not investigate.

“In situations like this, where an ambulance is called, we usually show up, but since it happened on a private lot on Walmart’s property, Walmart does the investigating,” St. Pierre said. “If it ends up being a serious injury, they contact the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.”

A phone call to the Walmart Distribution Center was not immediately returned Wednesday night.