(KNSI) – A man was killed near Willmar after a utility tractor tipped and pinned him under the machine.
The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office says first responders were called around 5:50 on Wednesday evening to the 7000-block of 12th Street Northwest for a utility tractor that appeared to have tipped on the side of a creek embankment, trapping the 67-year-old underneath.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is being withheld pending the notification of his family. The incident remains under investigation.
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