A rural Colfax man was killed Monday evening after a tractor with an attached mower rolled over on top of him.

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Officials with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said 53-year-old David Laverne Cook was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, where Cook lived at 3611 W. 112th St. N., north of Colfax. Deputies said a family member reported the accident after going to tell Cook supper was ready and finding him pinned under the tractor. A rural Colfax man was killed Monday evening after a tractor with an attached mower rolled over on top of him. Officials with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said 53-year-old David Laverne Cook was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, where Cook lived at 3611 W. 112th St. N., north of Colfax. Deputies said a family member reported the accident after going to tell Cook supper was ready and finding him pinned under the tractor.