Craig, Iowa — A child was flown to a Sioux Falls hospital after a farm accident in the Craig, Iowa area, south of Ireton on Monday, February 6th.
According to the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, a few minutes after 3:45 p.m., they received a call of a 2-year-old that had been run over by a tractor at that location. They tell us the Ireton Ambulance Squad and Plymouth County Deputies were dispatched to the scene.
They report that an investigation shows that the 2-year-old was riding on a tractor with his father who was driving the tractor. The driver became distracted and the child fell to the ground and was partially ran over by the back wheel of the tractor.
They tell us that the child was transported to Floyd Valley Hospital by Ireton Ambulance and was later flown to a hospital in Sioux Falls by Mercy One. The child’s injuries were called “non-life-threatening.” The incident is still under investigation.
