Boy injured in tractor accident in Kurikka

A four-year old boy was seriously injured in a tractor accident in Kurikka, Southern Ostrobothnia on Saturday afternoon, reported Finnish language daily Turun Sanomat quoting police.

The boy is now undergoing treatment at Tampere University Hospital fell from the tractor and was run over.

In the aftermath of the accident the police did not have information on the condition of the boy and the severity of his injuries.

According to the police, the boy and two other children were riding on the platform mounted on the rear part of the tractor when the accident happened. The boy fell from the platform and was partly run over by the tractor.

The tractor was being driven by the grandparent of the boy.