Probe after Shropshire man is trapped under tractor
Tuesday 3rd August 2010, 1:11PM BST.
An investigation was under way today after a Shropshire man was trapped under a tractor after it rolled down a hill.
The man was believed to be recovering in hospital today after the vehicle ploughed into him in a wooded area of Monkhopton estate, near Bridgnorth.
It is understood the injured man is Steve Holland, who lives near Bridgnorth.
Mr Holland, who is in his 40s, is understood to remain in Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he was airlifted to after the accident on Saturday at 2.20pm.
Richard Ewels, spokesman for Shropshire police division said officers attended the scene after being informed by ambulance crews.
Mr Ewels said the accident was being investigated by the Health and Safety Executive.
A spokesman for the hospital declined to give his condition today.
According to reports the tractor had rolled down the hill and collided with the man and the fence at the bottom before completely rolling over him.
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