80-year-old dies after tractor-trailer pins him against gate in cow pasture

KNOX COUNTY, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — An elderly farmer has died after an accident in Knox County.

According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, it happened around 12:39 p.m. on Tuesday. Knox County 911 had received a call from a neighbor regarding a man who was found in a cow pasture, pinned between a trailer and a gate post.

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Deputies said that 80-year-old William Mills, of Gray, was pulling a trailer with his tractor when he went to open the gate. The tractor was reportedly found in neutral with the parking brake set, but the heavy load caused the trailer to back into him, pinning him against the gate post.

Mills was pronounced deceased at the scene by Knox County Deputy Coroner Floyd Blevins, the sheriff’s department said.

According to Mills’ obituary, he was a “lifelong” cattle, tobacco, hay, and corn farmer.

“His tractors were prized possessions,” the obituary reads. “However, nothing was more important to him than spending time with his family.”

Visitation services will be held from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday at Hart Funeral Home in Corbin, with funeral services to follow.

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