In a Waldviertel village in Lower Austria with less than 20 inhabitants, disaster struck on Wednesday evening: the 61-year-old grandfather wanted to drive the tractor through the house to get something for a construction site, saw his granddaughter still playing and drove on. Then the tragedy happened…
With the pedal tractor, the girl met him in the Martinsberg community near the house – at a distance where the 61-year-old man had no qualms about continuing the journey. He was slowly driving past her around 7:10 p.m. when he suddenly noticed a “rumble” that heralded the worst.
Incredible scenes
The man stopped and looked to see what had happened: the granddaughter must have followed the tractor and been run over by the tractor tire. Despite the rescue chain, the girl died at the scene of the accident – the emergency doctor pronounced her dead at 7:48 p.m., presumably from a serious skull injury.
severe shock
The parents of the three-year-old were on site and were received by the Crisis Intervention Team of the Red Cross. The grandfather received a severe shock, he also had to be psychologically cared for. A breathalyzer was negative. The police are investigating.
Source: Krone
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