A truck driver died of electrocution in an accident at a farm in Illinois on Monday evening.
The incident happened on Monday, October 27th at 5:17 p.m. on a farm in McHenry County, Illinois along County Line Road south of Jackson Road.
According to CBS, a 56-year-old man was operating a John Deere tractor pulling a grain cart when he positioned it in the area near the ditch along the roadway in order to dump grain into a semi truck parked on the roadway.
During the loading process, the grain chute connected with the overhead power lines and tore them down on top of the tractor. The 38-year-old truck driver then walked over to the tractor and tried to climb into it, causing him to get electrocuted.
The truck driver died of electrocution at the scene. The tractor operator was transported to a hospital in fair condition.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crash Investigation Unit and the McHenry County Coroner’s office were still investigating the incident as of Tuesday, October 28th.