A longtime Montgomery County Veterinarian has died as the result of a tractor accident today. Dr. Richard Barta of Independence died when the tractor he was operating overturned in a creek.
Montgomery County deputies were dispatched to County Road 3670 east of County Road 4150 just before noon today for a report of an overturned tractor. When they arrived at the scene deputies discovered an overturned tractor in a creek and the driver deceased. The Driver was identified as Dr. Richard Barta.
Dr. Barta operated the Barta Animal Hospital in Independence.