Coroner identifies man killed when SUV rear-ends mini excavator tractor in Lancaster

LANCASTER, N.C. — A man driving a mini excavator tractor died after being hit by an SUV in Lancaster Thursday evening, officials said.

The crash happened around 6:50 p.m. on Pleasant Plain Road.

Authorities said both people were driving north on the road when the SUV rear-ended the tractor causing it to overturn. The driver of the tractor, 71-year-old Don Rutledge, was thrown from the vehicle.

Rutledge was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

The person driving the SUV was also taken to a hospital but will be OK, authorities said.

No other details have been released and there was no word if any charges would be filed.

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