Tractor rollover near Bluff Road

Andrea F.D. Saathoff- September 19, 2017

A 60-year-old rural Columbia man was driving a tractor in a field off Sandalwood Drive at Bluff Road about 6 p.m. Tuesday night when the tractor tipped over, injuring the man’s head but not trapping him.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Columbia EMS responded to the scene, as did the Columbia Fire Department. The man’s injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

The tractor is a 1957 Case Model 311. Quality Collision was called to right the tractor and tow it to another location for repair.

Andrea F.D. Saathoff

Andrea is a graduate of Gibault High School and the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the University of Missouri Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Education. She lives in Columbia with her husband and their twin toddler sons. When she isn't cheering on St. Louis Cardinals baseball or riding the emotional roller coaster of Mizzou Tigers football, she enjoys attending and participating in the many family events the county has to offer. email: andrea@republictimes.net