By Associated Press - Friday, March 31, 2017

MOTLEY, Minn. (AP) - A man has died in a tractor accident near the central Minnesota town of Motley.

The Morrison County sheriff’s office says 72-year-old James Nelson was backing up a tractor Thursday evening when it struck a tree, and he was knocked to the ground.

Nelson was found dead underneath the tractor, trapped underneath a rear wheel.



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