A 57-year-old Antigonish County man died Saturday night after a tractor he was trying to repair on the side of the road rolled onto him.
Antigonish RCMP responded to the call on East Tracadie Road in Monastery at 8:25 p.m.
RCMP said the preliminary investigation indicates the man was attempting a repair at the back of the tractor when the mishap ocurred.
The East Tracadie man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The incident remains under investigation.