Edgerton man dies after being run over by bulldozer

MILTON TOWNSHIP, Wis. — An Edgerton man has died after being run over by a bulldozer Sunday evening, according to authorities.

The Rock County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 8200 block of North Bowers Lake Road in Milton Township at 5:30 p.m. for a report of a man who was run over by a bulldozer.

Officials said the 30-year-old man was driving the bulldozer, doing some excavating work at the porperty. He was believed to be working alone.

When officers arrived, the man was found unresponsive with no signs of life.

Lifesaving measures were performed, but the man died at the scene.

A death investigation is ongoing, but at this time Sergeant Pete Falk said it is currently considered a “tragic accident.”

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