Accidents - Tractor crashes down an embankment - driver is injured
A man was flung from his tractor and severely injured in Bernried, a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Deggendorf. The 58-year-old man had driven the vehicle too close to a embankment during work in the afternoon, according to the police. The tractor overturned and pushed the embankment down. The tractor driver's son, who witnessed the accident, was also taken to a hospital due to shock. The police estimated the damage at around 25,000 Euro. Numerous fire department personnel were on site.
The incident occurred in the district of Deggendorf, specifically in the Lower Bavarian town of Bernried. The accident involved a tractor driver from Bavaria who resides in Lower Bavaria. Despite the incident being a pronounced accident, it thankfully didn't occur on a major highway. The embankment near the site was affected, with the tractor pushing it down. After the accident, both the tractor driver and his son required medical attention, with the son being treated for shock in a hospital.
