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(Update) Rural Council Bluffs man dies in tractor rollover accident

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January 29th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s Officials in Pottawattamie County have released the identity of a man who died over the weekend during a fiery tractor rollover accident. Authorities say 40-year old Brian Louison, of rural Council Bluffs, died at the scene of the accident near 18853 Leisure Avenue, in rural Crescent. Sheriff’s Deputies and Crescent and Underwood Rescue personnel were called to the scene at around 5:18-p.m., Saturday. The 1985 International tractor was headed east  on Leisure Avenue, when the machine went off the traveled portion of the road to right, rolled onto its top into the south ditch and caught fire.

Rescue personnel found Louison trapped under the tractor after the flames were extinguished.