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Tractor operator killed in a NW Iowa accident late Wed. morning

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May 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Edna, Iowa) – An accident late Wednesday morning near the northwest Iowa community of Edna, claimed the life of a 77-year-old man from Rock Rapids. The Iowa State Patrol reports Myron Krull was driving a 1963 International tractor that was pulling a spraying implement, when a 2007 International tanker truck attempted to pass on the left. The truck struck the left rear corner of the sprayer, which became detached from the tractor, causing the tractor to roll over into the north ditch.

Myron Krull died at the scene. The truck, driven by 52-year-old Dennis Hayenga, of Little Rock, IA, came to rest on the road. Hayenga was not injured.

The crash happened at around 11:15-a.m. in the 3600 block of 180th Street, in Lyon County.