CHARLES MIX COUNTY – A Nebraska man died Thursday. September 17, 2026, in a single vehicle versus tractor crash near Wagner, South Dakota.

Preliminary crash information indicates that 58-year-old Melvin Lee Cap from Scotland, the driver of a 2010 John Deere 7410 farm tractor, was traveling westbound on SD 46 near mile marker 298 while pulling a loaded grain drill.

As he was crossing the bridge at the Charles Mix and Bon Homme County line, a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 83-year-old Loy G. Nelson crested the hill traveling eastbound at the same location.

Cap attempted to move the tractor off the roadway into the north ditch. The Chevrolet struck the tractor. Nelson sustained fatal injuries. Cap was not injured.

The investigation is ongoing. All information released is preliminary.

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.