Farmhand killed in Springport accident

SPRINGPORT - State police say a 40-year-old man died when he was caught in a corn-picking machine at a farm.

The farmworker was identified as Allan Hares of Union Springs.

Police say Hares was killed when he became caught in a corn-picking machine he was oiling at the Thomas Smith farm in Springport Friday afternoon. State police investigator Joel Pinker says the death is considered accidental.