2 Deadly Crashes Involving Farm Tractors Reported in Georgia, New York

Two separate crashes involving farm tractors resulted in fatalities in Georgia and New York this week — one a collision with a train and another involving an SUV.

In Lee County, Georgia, 38-year-old Jose Aguilar of Montezuma was killed Wednesday evening after the tractor he was driving was struck by a Norfolk Southern train at a railroad crossing on Goodwin Road, according to reporting from WALB and information from the Georgia State Patrol.

Troopers responded to the crash at approximately 7:14 p.m. Investigators said the tractor was traveling west on Goodwin Road and attempting to cross the railroad tracks while a Norfolk Southern train was traveling north near U.S. Highway 19…

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