Man crawls 200m with broken limbs for help

A farm worker left with a suspected broken leg and arm after his tractor rolled had to crawl 200m to a nearby cow shed to raise the alarm.

A spokesman for the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter said the accident happened about 11.30am today on a farm near Ongaonga, 70km southwest of Napier.

The man, in his early 30s, was able to call for help from a phone in the shed.

The injured man was transported to Hawke's Bay Hospital for treatment.

- NZPA