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Septuagenarian Seriously Injured in Valga After Tractor Runs Over Her, Plunges Down Embankment

Officials say she was off the machine when it rolled out of control, with a helicopter flying her to Santiago.

Overview

  • The accident occurred Monday afternoon on a property in Reguengo, in Valga’s Setecoros parish, while the woman was working the field.
  • La Voz de Galicia reports she had stepped off the tractor to remove a wire when the vehicle advanced on its own.
  • The tractor struck her and then tumbled down a talud of about six meters, according to local accounts and authorities.
  • A nearby resident raised the alarm just before 6 p.m., and Urxencias Sanitarias de Galicia‑061 sent an ambulance and the Santiago‑based medical helicopter.
  • Guardia Civil, Bombeiros do Salnés, GES Padrón and Protección Civil de Valga responded, and she was stabilized locally before being airlifted to the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela.