MACOUPIN COUNTY — A teenage boy died Tuesday in a farm accident in Virden, Illinois, authorities said.

The Macoupin County coroner identified the victim as Nolan C. Kiel, 16, of Virden.

Nolan was operating a farm tractor on Virden Road when it was involved in a single-vehicle crash, said Coroner Anthony Kravanya.

Kravanya pronounced him dead at the scene just before noon Tuesday.

An autopsy determined the teen died of asphyxiation, according to the Macoupin County coroner.

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