Wise County Messenger

Man hurt in tractor tire incident


An elderly man was flown to a Metroplex hospital after suffering a traumatic injury near Keeter Tuesday night.

The incident occurred at about 5 p.m. in the 100 block of County Road 4795.

Wise County EMS Administrator Randall Preuninger the man was critically injured after a tractor tire he was inflating exploded.

He was flown by AirEvac-68 to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. 

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