Man seriously injured

Crashed with tractor while fertilizing a steep slope

A farmer (68) in Niederndorferberg in the Tyrolean lowlands suffered serious injuries on Monday morning. The man's tractor slipped and overturned during fertilizing work. 

According to the police, the accident happened at around 11 am. The 68-year-old was apparently working alone with the tractor on a sloping meadow doing fertilizer work. The heavy vehicle suddenly skidded and overturned.

Driver dragged himself home
When the tractor came to a standstill, the seriously injured driver managed to get out of the cab. The man managed to get home on his own. A relative finally made the emergency call. The seriously injured man was flown to Innsbruck Hospital by ambulance.