A 70-year-old Union, Mississippi, man was killed Tuesday night after a tractor overturned and pinned him underneath in the Linwood community, according to the Neshoba County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies responded to a report of a traumatic injury at approximately 10:15 p.m. Linwood and Dixon volunteer firefighters, along with neighbors and family members, located the man trapped beneath the overturned tractor.
The Neshoba County Medical Examiner responded and assisted with the death investigation. Philadelphia Fire Department Engine 1 also assisted emergency personnel with extricating the victim.
Family members told authorities the man had spent most of the afternoon bush-hogging on the property.
The victim was identified as Alford Ray Bassett, 70, of Union, Mississippi.
The incident remains under investigation.