Man Identified in Fatal Tractor Rollover Near Portland

North Dakota Highway Patrol says the victim is 77-year Alton Anderson.

PORTLAND, N.D. — Authorities identify the man who died Friday evening after rolling his tractor near Portland, North Dakota.

North Dakota Highway Patrol says the victim is 77-year Alton Anderson.

Anderson was cutting grass in the ditch on 148th Avenue Northeast.

Deputies say he went to turn to avoid a culvert at the bottom of the ditch.

The front right tire got caught in a sinkhole which caused the tractor to roll on top of him.

Anderson died at the scene.