Man Dies after Farming Accident in Lenoir City

Lenoir City, TN (WOKI) A man is killed after a farming accident Thursday in Lenoir City.

Officials with the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office say deputies responded to a call on Cardwell Chapel Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

They found a 76-year-old man had fallen off the tractor he was driving and then was run over by the bushhog he was pulling.

He died from his injuries.

Officials say that detectives ruled it a farming accident.

The man fell off a tractor and then was run over, according to Loudon County officials. (Courtesy: LCSO)