Emergency services are rushing to an incident involving a person and a tractor in Alverstone this afternoon (Tuesday).
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Kern Lane in Alverstone at around 12:25.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service have mobilised 2 fire appliances from Ryde and 1 from Shanklin who are dealing with the ordeal which has seen 1 person trapped.
The Rescue Tender from Newport Fire Station and Land Rover from Ryde Fire Station are both also on scene alongside a Fire Duty Officer.
The Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance has also been scrambled and has landed nearby.
2 ambulances from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, an Ambulance Incident Commander and a Rapid Response Vehicle are in attendance.
At least 2 police units are on the scene.
The incident has occurred up an unmade track that leads off Kern Lane towards Brading Down.
UPDATE @ 13:10 – The incident has involved a tractor in which a person became trapped and has sustained arm injuries.
Emergency service personnel have worked together to secure the farm machinery and free the injured casualty from their predicament.
The casualty, who is conscious, is being loaded into the air ambulance and is expected to depart shortly and head to Southampton General Hospital.
UPDATE @ 13:40 – The casualty has now been airlifted from the rural village of Alverstone and is being flown directly to Southampton General Hospital.
Resources on the ground are now beginning to pack up their equipment and stand down from the incident.
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Hope the casualty is OK.
Well done to all our Emergency workers involved in this awful accident.
Hope the guy recovers ok.
Nasty – working alone in fields with unguarded rotating machinery – all to often this is the outcome. Best of luck and a speedy recovery to our much under appreciated farmer friend
The local farmer has since having his CV jabs suffered a form of Long Covid, so I hope this weakness has not caused this terrible happening as a lovely man.
So for all those who say the jab is safe, for some it has worrying consequences.
Hope he fully recovers from this.