SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A 51-year-old Springfield Park District employee is dead after being found under a lawn mower at Lincoln Greens Golf Course on Thursday. 

According to WAND News partner WTAX, Park District Police Chief Patrick Murphy said it happened around 10:30 a.m. after a "workplace accident,"

The Sangamon County Coroner stated the man was rushed to a local hospital after being found underneath a mower at Lincoln Greens Golf Course in Springfield. 

The coroner said he died just before 11:30 a.m., shortly after arriving at the hospital. 

The employee's identity will not be released until the family is notified. 

The Springfield Park District sent the following statement to WAND:

"We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic accident that occurred at Lincoln Greens Golf Course today. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family."

His death is under investigation. 

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