Man killed after tractor rollover in Indiana County

A man was killed after his tractor rolled on top of him in Indiana County.

According to the Indiana County Coroner’s Office, the accident happened on Sunday around 12:16 p.m. near 2065 Deckers Point Road in East Mahoning Township.

The coroner’s report said 43-year-old Charles Wise was mowing a field when the tractor he was using hit a stump and rolled over. Wise was trapped under the tractor and had to be freed by firefighters.

Wise’s cause of death was listed as traumatic asphyxia.

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