The investigation continues into death of a Fairland man killed while operating a 1959 Ford tractor.

 The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the accident happened Wednesday. 82-year-old Carl Merit was on private property on South 560 Road, about a half-mile west of Fairland at the time of the accident.

 Merit was taken to Integris Hospital in Miami with head, trunk internal, arm, and leg injuries. He was pronounced deceased at 1:36 p.m.