Lawn tractor rolls onto man in Ledyard, minor injuries reported

A man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries on Sunday after a lawn tractor rolled onto him at a home in Ledyard.

Emergency crews responded to a home on Military Highway around 1:20 p.m.

Firefighters said one person was trapped under an overturned lawn tractor when it went off of a small cliff and into the woods.

Since manpower was needed for the rescue, off duty career firefighters were called to the home to help.

Crews stabilized and lifted the tractor off of the man. He was put into a stokes basket and was carried down the hill through the woods to an ambulance nearby.

Investigators said the man was injured, but he was reportedly conscious and alert when emergency crews arrived. No other details about his injuries were released.

The lawn tractor was removed from the woods by firefighters.