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CARROLL COUNTY, KY (FOX19) -

A Carroll County man is killed in a farm tractor accident on Thursday.

Marion "Red" Platt, 75, was bushhogging land on Kings Ridge Road when his tractor became stuck while going up a hill.

Officers say the tractor rolled over onto Platt, killing him instantly.

Platt was pronounced dead at the scene.

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