Man killed in tractor/SUV crash near Beresford

One person died Friday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash nine miles north of Beresford.

Names have not been released pending notification of relatives.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol reports a farm tractor pulling a silage trailer entered an intersection and collided with an SUV. The SUV caught fire. The tractor rolled, throwing the driver.

The 74-year-old man driving the SUV sustained fatal injuries and was dead at the scene.

The 26-year-old man driving the tractor was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries.

 

August 28, 2023