Man Killed In Renville County Farming Accident ID'd

MAYNARD, Minn. (AP) -- A man has died in a farming accident in southern Minnesota.

The Renville County Sheriff's Department says 65-year-old Eugene Schwitters, of Clara City, died Monday afternoon when he was run over by a combine at a farm near Maynard.

Authorities say the man approached the back of the combine where the driver couldn't see him. The victim died at the scene.

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