A Gentry County man was killed when a tractor rolled down an embankment Monday morning in a field near Pattonsburg.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 64-year-old Victor L. Morgan of McFall was loading a hay bale onto a tractor at 10:30 a.m., when excessive weight on the front caused the tractor to tip and roll down an embankment.

The tractor came to rest on Morgan. He was pronounced deceased at the scene at 11:15 a.m. Monday.