Elderly man hospitalized after hay wagon crash in Pine County

PINE COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) - A 75-year-old man riding on a hay wagon was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition following a crash in Pine County on Monday. 

The Minnesota State Patrol crash report states the incident occurred at 1:47 p.m. on Highway 107 in Pokegama Township. A 72-year-old man was driving a tractor pulling a hay baler and wagon, with the 75-year-old man riding on the wagon.

As the tractor driver pulled onto the highway to try and go northbound, a car traveling southbound struck the hay wagon. The 75-year-old man was thrown from the wagon and sustained a head injury. He was airlifted in critical condition to a hospital. His current condition is unknown. 

The two drivers were not injured in the crash.