Crime & Safety

Landscaper Pinned Under Lawn Tractor

The man was rushed to Mass. General Hospital after the accident at Thompson Country Club in North Reading.

A landscaper was rushed to the hospital by helicopter after being pinned underneath a lawn tractor in North Reading Friday, WHDH 7 News reports.

Emergency crews were called to the Thomson Country Club Friday morning after the landscaper ran into a ditch, fell and got pinned underneath, according to fire officials. It took rescue personnel about 15 minutes to free the man before he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.

There was no immediate word on the extent of the man’s injuries. Refresh this page for updates as they become available.

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