Serious accident Saturday morning in the Tyrolean Zillertal: A 72-year-old farmer rolled his Hoftrac backwards in a field after the engine had failed, causing the vehicle to overturn. The neighbor sustained serious injuries.
At around 8:30 am, the 72-year-old was transporting hay with his Hoftrac on a steep dirt road on the Fügenberg. “Suddenly the engine of the agricultural vehicle died and rolled backwards,” the police reported.
upper body injuries
The vehicle went off the road, ended up in a meadow and eventually overturned. The driver sustained injuries to his upper body.
After first aid at the accident site, the farmer was taken by ambulance to the Schwaz district hospital.
Source: Krone
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