RENO COUNTY — One person died in a workplace accident on Monday morning in rural Reno County.
The Reno County Sheriff’s Department says that a man in his 60s was helping prepare a semi trailer hauling hay at Burling Mills, a feed mill near Arlington, Kansas, when he was run over around 10:20 a.m.
Steve Lutz with the Reno County Sheriff's Office says the victim and another man were prepping the trailer when the driver got in and pulled away.
A few moments later they realized that the victim was not with them. They returned to find the man on the ground. It’s not known if the man bent over to pick something up and was hit by the semi or if he may have had a medical condition.
No name has been released. The accident remains under investigation.
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RENO COUNTY— EMS and rescue crews have been called to the scene of an industrial accident in Reno County.
Just before 10:30 a.m. first responders traveled to 13215 S. Partridge Road where the custom feed mill Burling Mills Incorporated is located.
Authorities have released no additional details.
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