A Three Rivers man operating a tractor was taken to the hospital after a crash and fire.

The collision happened around 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, on Sodaman Road in Newberg Township.

Emergency personnel arrived on scene to find a farm tractor having left the roadway and overturned. The operator of the tractor a 42-year-old man from Three Rivers, stated the tractor sped up coming down a hill into a sharp curve.

The driver was not able to negotiate the curve, left the roadway and overturned the tractor.

The man was able to get away from the crash site as the tractor caught fire.

He was transported from the scene to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo for his injuries.