Farm worker dies after being run over by tractor

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A man has died after being run over by farming equipment in the Thumb area this past weekend. It happened around 7pm Sunday evening in the 3000 block of North Decker Road in Sanilac County’s Evergreen Township. According to the Sanilac County Sheriff’s office, the 38 year old male migrant worker was struck by a tractor in the driveway of a farm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor was being driven by a 25 year old man who was also a migrant worker on the farm. Names of the individuals are being withheld and Sheriff’s deputies say the incident remains under investigation. Police were assisted at the scene by several area police and fire agencies, as well as Cass City EMS.