A 58-year-old North Platte man is dead following a tractor accident near Sargent.

According to the Nebraska State Patrol, Joe Willhoit was on a tractor eastbound on Highway 70 between Highway 183 and Road 452, when a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Joe White of Burwell struck the tractor from behind.

Willhoit was pronounced dead at the scene.  White was transported to Melham Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The State Patrol continues to investigate the accident.

Willhoit was a former employee at AJ’s Heating and Air in North Platte, and was also a former HVAC instructor at North Platte Community College.