Tragic accident in Sinsheim: 82-year-old from tractor seriously injured

Tragic accident in Sinsheim: 82-year-old from tractor seriously injured

Sinsheim-Ehrstädt, Deutschland - A tragic incident occurred on Saturday evening, July 5, in Sinsheim-Ehrstädt, when an 82-year-old man was rolled over by his own tractor. The accident happened around 8:30 p.m. on a dirt road near Rosenbergweg, where the man had previously parked his tractor on his property. Suddenly the vehicle got rolling for unexplained reasons and clamped the man with his legs under the tires. According to BILD, the man was discovered two hours later by his wife, who immediately alerted the rescue workers.

The rescue workers quickly arrived at the scene of the accident and were able to free the seriously injured man. He had suffered life -threatening injuries and was immediately flown to a hospital with a rescue helicopter. The Heidelberg traffic service has started the investigation into the exact cause of the incident to clarify why the tractor got rolling. This raises questions about the security of agricultural vehicles, which, according to [Heidelberg24] (https://www.heidelberg24.de/region/träfischer-unfall-bei-traktor-ueberrollt-mann-82-Ehrsta-Rettungshubschaer 93819889.html), often cause problems or improperly handling problems can.

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The requirements of agricultural and forestry vehicles are high. These vehicles must correspond to strict traffic law regulations. When using it, have a large number of safety regulations in order to avoid accidents like this. It is particularly important to carry out regular maintenance and pay attention to technical defects, since many accidents with agricultural vehicles are due to such problems, such as defective brakes or improper lighting, such as [gib-acht-im-verkehr.de] (https://gib-acht-im-verkehr.de/themen/lkw/land-und-forstwirtschaftlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichlichen- Tractor).

The incident not only raises questions about the individual safety of the driver concerned, but also on the general conditions under which agricultural vehicles are operated. It remains to be hoped that the investigation will quickly give information about how such tragic accidents can be avoided in the future. The Sinsheim region and everyone who works in agriculture look excitedly at the results of the investigation.