LANE COUNTY—A Kansas man was injured in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Thursday in Lane County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a John Deere 4440 Tractor towing a 569 Premium round baler and driven by Everette R. Redburn Jr., 59, Dighton, was eastbound on Road 200, just west of Scout Road in Lane County.
The tractor left the roadway to the south and the driver was ejected from the vehicle while going through the ditch.
The tractor continued driving uncontrollably through the field, moving in a circular motion just south of the roadway. The tractor came near to the area where the driver was ejected, possibly running over the driver, according to the KHP.
A witness identified as Aaron R. Dohm, 47, Grainfield, in a 2021 Dodge Ram attempted to stop the unmanned tractor by using his vehicle. The tractor collided with the pickup and continued to the north and then came to rest in the ditch.
EMS transported Redburn Jr. to a Wichita Hospital. Dohm was not injured.