- Two people were killed in a single vehicle tractor accident on Saturday
- 46-year-old Glenn Winthers of Rolfe, lost control of the tractor he was driving
- The tractor entered a ditch and rolled over on top of him and a 12-year-old girl
- They were both pinned under the tractor and pronounced dead at the scene
A man and a 12-year-old girl from Iowa were killed after the tractor they were travelling in toppled over and crushed them both.
The pair were found pinned under the vehicle and were pronounced dead on Saturday after being found in a ditch by the side of the road.
The Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office were called to reports of an accident on the highway near Rolfe, Iowa northwest of Des Moines.
46-year-old Glenn Winthers of Rolfe, lost control of the tractor he was driving when it rolled on top of him pinning him underneath along with a 12-year-old girl
Winters who was a father to two girls was killed almost instantly in the tragic accident
Authorities determined that Glenn Winthers, 46, of Rolfe, lost control of the tractor while he was driving.
The tractor ended up in a ditch and rolled, pinning Winthers and a 12-year-old female passenger under the tractor.
The two were pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident happened in Rolfe, Iowa, northwest of Des Moines when Winters lost control and the tractor toppled over into a ditch at the side of the road (file photo of the road)
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