The Taylor County Sheriff's Department says 84-year-old Clifford R. Neitzel of Curtiss was killed Wednesday when he was hit by a tree limb.

Crews were called to an address in the Town of Holway Wednesday afternoon, where they found Neitzel had been hit in the head with the limb.

He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Sheriff's Department says the incident was an accident.