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Wetumka Man Dies After Tractor Struck by Vehicle
On December 31st, Dallas Pryor, 64, from Wetumka, was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident. The accident occurred approximately 5.5 miles west of Wetumka on Highway 9, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol news release.
Pryor was driving a John Deere 6430 tractor east on Highway 9 when the tractor was hit on its rear by a 2020 International box truck driven by a 72-yearold Norman man, according to the news release.
The impact caused the tractor to go off the right side of the road, rotating and rolling as it departed. The box truck also left the road to the right, but came to a controlled stop on the grassy shoulder, the news release states.
The tractor did not have a seatbelt. Pryor died from injuries he suffered. The cause of the collision is under investigation