One Killed in NEIA Farm Accident

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) -- One person is dead and another seriously injured in a farm accident in Allamakee County.

The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office said it happened around 2:00 p.m. Thursday on Mays Prairie Drive where two men were doing maintenance on a forage wagon.

Deputies said first responders freed a 52-year-old man who had become trapped in the equipment. An air ambulance took him to a La Crosse, Wisconsin hospital fore treatment of serious injuries.

A 55-year-old man was also caught in the machine and suffered fatal injuries. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene.

Authorities have not yet released the names of the two men.


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