(Creston, Iowa) –  The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Creston suffered suspected minor/non-incapacitating injuries, Wednesday morning, when the cabless tractor he was driving that was pulling a hay trailer and rake, was struck by a semi tractor-trailer. The accident happened at around 10:15-a.m. in the 1300 block of Cherry Street Road. (Photos by Chuck Spinder/Creston FD Facebook page)

Authorities report a 1968 John Deere Tractor driven by 44-year-old Levi Buxton, of Creston, was traveling north and had begun to turn into 1331 Cherry Street, when a 2004 Freightliner semi driven by 27-year-old Derrick McLuckie, of Stratford, started to pass on the left, at the beginning of a posted, “No Passing” zone.

As the semi was attempting to overtake the tractor, it struck the back tire of the machine, which caused the gooseneck portion of the hay trailer to come off, and strike Buxton on his back. Buxton was transported by EMS Ambulance to the hospital in Creston.

A Union County Sheriff’s Deputy cited McLuckie for Unsafe Passing. The tractor was declared a total loss, with the damage estimated at $15,000. The semi, registered to McLuckie Trucking, LLC., from Harcourt, sustained $3,000 damage. Creston Fire officials say the semi’s fuel tank was ruptured, resulting in a diesel spill. The Creston Fire Department (CFD) provided temporary fuel confinement.