LAMOURE, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A 74 year-old Fullerton man is dead following an incident in Lamoure County Thursday evening.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that a 1972 Allis Chalmers tractor was traveling eastbound on 78th street towing a pickup south of Lamoure. The 74 year-old driver was going down a sloped roadway when the tractor and pickup started to sway.

The driver lost control and the units separated with the tractor rolling into the north ditch where the driver was ejected.

The pickup continued into the south ditch and came to rest on its wheels.

The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.