(NORTH HURON, ON) – A 17 year old male was airlifted to hospital in London with serious injuries yesterday afternoon following a mishap with a tractor. At 11:00 a.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County EMS and North Huron Fire Department personnel responded to a farm on Moncrieff Road to assist an injured male that had been run over by a tractor.
The male had been picking rocks in a cultivated field when he fell off of a moving tractor. The tractor then reversed overtop of the male injuring the male.
Two nearby neighbours observed the out of control tractor and immediately responded to provide assistance. They were able to control the tractor and provide first aid to the injured teen until emergency personnel arrived on scene.
The injured male, a 17 year old from Central Huron remains in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.