A 50-year old man from Crystal in Montcalm County is dead after the tractor he was driving flipped over on top of him.

 

It happened Tuesday night on Kimball Road near Blackmer Road in Ferris Township.

 

The Sheriff's Office says an investigation found that the tractor, driven by a 50-year old man from Crystal, was traveling westbound on Kimball Road. The tractor got too close to the road edge causing it to slide down an embankment.  The tractor rolled over pinning the driver underneath. 

 

The Crystal man was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

There were no other known contributing factors to the crash.