By:
Leader Staff
A Gresham man died when he tried to stop a runaway vehicle Thursday afternoon.
The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department says it appears John Ballbach, 75, was loading logs on the bed of the truck when the truck started to move.
As he tried to stop the truck, it struck a tree, pinning Ballbach in the door of the cab.
He later died from his injuries.
Bowler Fire, Tigerton Rescue, the sheriff’s department and Wisconsin State Patrol responded to the emergency call just before 2 p.m.
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