Fatal Crash
Buffalo Man, 67, Killed in Tractor Crash on Dousinbury Road in Dallas County
Incident record
July 3, 2026
2:08 p.m.
DOUSINBURY RD
Dallas County, MO
Missouri
1
Injuries reported
1 fatality
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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A 67-year-old Buffalo man died Friday afternoon after being struck by a tractor on Dousinbury Road in Dallas County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at approximately 2:08 p.m. on July 3, 2026, about four miles south of Long Lane, the Patrol's online crash report shows. A 2013 John Deere tractor was traveling northbound at the time of the incident, according to the report.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, the Highway Patrol said. No additional vehicles were involved, and no injuries beyond the fatality have been reported.
The crash falls under the jurisdiction of Troop D and remains under investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which assigned the case incident number 260277737.
The identity of the pedestrian has not been publicly released beyond confirmation that he was a 67-year-old man from Buffalo, Missouri.
This report is based on preliminary information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Details may be updated as officials release further information.
Missouri accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 5 years (From date of accident (RSMo 516.120) - one of the longest injury windows in the US.)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 3 years (From date of death (RSMo 537.100).)
- Fault rule
- Missouri uses pure comparative fault: recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault but not barred.
- Citations
- RSMo 516.120 (SoL); RSMo 537.100 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Gustafson v. Benda
- Crash report agency
- Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic crash reports (online portal) for MSHP crashes; local agency otherwise.
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