St. Martinville man killed after highway collision with tractor

A 51-year-old man from St. Martinville is dead after colliding with a tractor on Louisiana Highway 96.

Louisiana State Police say the crash happened just before 5 a.m. on Friday near Bernis Road.

Investigators believe the man was trying to pass another vehicle when he hit a John Deere tractor traveling in the opposite direction.

After the head-on crash, the man’s car went off-road and into a ditch.