(Remsen) — Plymouth County authorities are investigating an accident involving a payloader tractor that had rolled over on its top. The accident happened Monday morning at about 9:28 a.m. at 47746 180th Street, about three miles east of Remsen, and a half mile west of county road L-22. A male victim was
transported to Floyd Valley Healthcare in Le Mars by the Remsen Ambulance, and subsequently, transferred to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City via the Mercy Air Care helicopter. Plymouth County Sheriff’s deputies believe the injuries sustained were non-life threatening. The Remsen Fire Department also responded to the scene to assist the victim from the over-turned payloader tractor. The victim was not pinned, but could not escape from the cab of the overturned payloader tractor.
Apparently, the driver of the tractor got too close to the shoulder of the roadway, and with the recent weekend rains, the gravel road shoulder was soft, which gave way, causing the payloader tractor to roll into the north ditch. The front-end loader bucket was empty at the time of the accident.
