Pickup Versus Farm Tractor Accident In Town Of Oakfield Injures One

One person was injured when a pickup truck collided with farm machinery in the Town of Oakfield Monday evening. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred on US Highway 151 south of Thill Road at 5:21 pm. Authorities say a pickup driving north on 151 was following too closely to a tractor pulling a manure spreader and collided with the farm implement. The driver of the pickup was trapped in the truck and had to be extricated by the Oakfield Fire Department. He was transported to St. Agnes Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor was not injured. The tractor and manure spreader were found to have proper lighting and reflectors. The Wisconsin State Patrol and City of Fond du Lac Ambulance also assisted at the scene.