Man dies in skid steer incident in Roane County

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Chief Tim Phillips with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office said that a man is dead after an incident involving a skid steer in Roane County.

Phillips said the incident happened around noon Wednesday at a location in the Blair community.

Deputies were called to the area in the 200 block of Blair Road where the skid steer had over turned. Blair Road runs between Harriman Highway in Blair, and Oak Ridge Turnpike near the Highway 95 interchange.