Fire truck hit by runaway tractor after fatal incident

Officials say a person was hit and killed by the tractor, which then struck the fire apparatus as firefighters and sheriff’s deputies tried to stop it

April 28, 2020 09:55 AM

US-NEWS-ONE-KILLED-BEFORE-OUT-OF-CONTROL-TRACTOR-MLI.JPG — Kent County sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were attempting to stop a runaway tractor that killed one person when it collided with a fire truck.

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — One person was killed Monday, April 27, when hit by a tractor near 84th Street SE and Breton Avenue, authorities said.

The victim’s name has not been released.

Dutton firefighters responded just before 9 p.m. to a report of an out-of-control tractor and an injured person.

While firefighters and Kent County sheriff’s deputies worked to stop the tractor, it broke free from an implement it was pulling and crashed into a fire truck, causing significant damage.

No sheriff’s deputies or firefighters were injured.

Kent County sheriff’s deputies continue to investigate.

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