The incident occurred on Friday, May 1, in Gościszów (Nowogrodziec municipality). Police findings indicate that two men were riding the tractor. One was driving, while the other was standing on the step leading to the cab.
At one point, the 39-year-old standing on the step fell off it and ended up under the wheels. The injured man was transported by an Air Ambulance Service helicopter to a hospital in Zielona Góra.
The 47-year-old tractor driver was detained by police. It turned out that he was drunk. The test showed that he had a blood alcohol level of 2.3 per mille.
Firefighters from Bolesławiec, Nowogrodziec and Gościszów, a medical rescue team, an Air Ambulance Service helicopter and police took part in the rescue operation.
The photographs come from the Facebook profile of: OSP Nowogrodziec.
