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July 15, 2019 - 7:16am | By Chris Larson
The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a rollover accident Friday evening in rural Traill County.
The accident happened at 5:13 p.m. Friday three-and-a-half miles southwest of Portland.
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, A John Deere 3020, driven by 77-year-old Alton Anderson, was traveling northbound in the east ditch pulling a sickle mower cutting grass for hay. Anderson turned left to travel up the in-slope, toward the roadway, to go around a culvert opening in the bottom of the ditch. The front right tire of the tractor encountered a sink hole and the front right tire dropped into the hole.
The tractor rolled onto its top as a result, crushing Anderson. The tractor was not equipped with a roll bar or cab.
Anderson died at the scene because of his injuries.
