The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
A rural Fessenden man was killed in an accident approximately six miles west of Cathay on the morning of Monday, March 18.
According to reports from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Mitchell Lloyd, 60, was operating a 2021 Deutz-Fahr 6155 farm tractor driving westbound on 9th St. N.E., a gravel road known locally as Cottonwood Road.
In the 4800 block (near 48th Ave. N.E.), Lloyd’s tractor left the roadway and entered the north ditch, upon which Lloyd was ejected from the vehicle. The tractor continued through a farm field, and came to rest at the edge of the field in the ditch.
Lloyd was pronounced dead at the scene.
Agencies responding to the accident included the NDHP, Wells County Sheriff’s Office and the Fessenden Ambulance Service.
Road conditions reported at 9:02 a.m. at the time of the accident were dry, and the weather was clear and windy. The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
