A man is hospitalized in serious condition after being trapped under a tractor in a creek following a bridge collapse in Woodstock.
A man is hospitalized in serious condition after being trapped under a tractor in a creek following a bridge collapse in Woodstock on Sunday afternoon.The incident happened just after 3 p.m. in the 3200 block of N. Route 47.Crews were initially responding to a water rescue but were soon informed that a man was trapped under a tractor after a bridge collapsed on the property, according to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.
Firefighters lifted the tractor to free the man and transferred him to an ambulance. He was then taken to a landing zone at Northwood Middle School before being airlifted to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, officials said.The man suffered serious injuries from the collapse and entrapment, as well as severe hypothermia due to water exposure.Fluids were leaking from the tractor during the rescue response, prompting HAZMAT crews to respond to the scene.
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