William Mills, 80, died after being pinned between a trailer and a gate in Knox County, Kentucky
80-year-old dies after tractor-trailer pins him against gate in cow pasture
Deputies said that 80-year-old William Mills, of Gray, was pulling a trailer with his tractor when he went to open the gate. The tractor was reportedly found in neutral with the parking brake set, but the heavy load caused the trailer to back into him, pinning him against the gate post.
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