Litchville  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a man was injured Friday when  his tractor was struck by a semi east of Litchville about 8:20-a.m.

The report  says a vehicle operated by  49 year old Leland Adamson,  of Sidney, Nebraska,  was  westbound on Highway 46.  40 year old Derek Jungels,of Kathryn was also traveling westbound in a tractor.

Adamson began to pass Jungles on the tractor as he attempted to turn south onto 116th Avenue Sotheast.

The semi struck the tractor in the intersection near mile marker 64.5. Jungels was taken by personal vehicle to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Adamson was not injured.

He was charged with passing within 100 feet.

The highway was blocked for a short period of time until the tractor was removed.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.