MAN KILLED IN FARM TRACTOR ACCIDENT

MARBLE HILL - Authorities in Bollinger County are investigating a farm tractor accident Saturday that claimed the life of a Chicago man.

Bollinger County Coroner Gene Ward said Richard Kittle, 29, died when the farm tractor he was operating overturned on County Road 302, about 10 miles north of Marble Hill.

Ward said it's believed the accident occurred between 5:30 and 5:45 p.m. "Mr. Kittle was going south on County Road 302 when it appears he lost control of the tractor, causing it to overturn and land at the edge of a field, pinning the victim beneath it," the coroner said.

Ward said the tractor caught fire after overturning, but added Kittle most likely died20when the tractor fell on top of him.

Ward said Kittle was staying with the Lonnie Thompson family at the time of the accident.