86-year-old man dies in tractor accident

Cass County sheriff's officials say an 86-year-old man has died in a tractor accident.

The man was pinned by a tractor in a shed on a property in rural Brainerd Tuesday evening.

Investigators say the tractor rolled in reverse and pinned him against a fifth-wheel trailer hitch.

The man has not been identified.

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