
VIROQUA, Wisconsin (WXOW) - An Elroy man is seriously injured when a car hits the tractor he was driving Tuesday afternoon according to the Vernon County Sheriff's Department.
As Joseph A. Schultz, 58, drove a tractor down County W in the Town of Hillsboro, a car driven by William R. Klingbiel, 44, of Elroy, hit the rear of the tractor.
The collision threw Schultz from the tractor. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Hillsboro, but later transferred to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center by Med-Link Air with life threatening injuries.
The accident remains under investigation.