One dead after being pinned under equipment in Chickasaw County

One person is dead after getting pinned under equipment in Chickasaw County.
Published: Dec. 13, 2022 at 6:22 AM CST
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CHICKASAW CO., Iowa (KCRG) - One person has died after being pinned under equipment in Chickasaw County on Monday.

Officers said they responded just before noon to Vanderbilt Avenue and 160th street, just north of Lawler.

An equipment operator was loading a tracked vehicle onto a flat-bed trailer when the vehicle rolled off the trailer into a ditch, and trapped the person.

The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the incident. They have not released the victim’s name.