Man trapped by rolling tractor

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A young man was airlifted to hospital after the tractor he was driving tumbled down a bank and trapped him.

Emergency services attended the incident near Okoroire Hot Springs, east of Tirau in Waikato, about 1.30pm, police northern communication shift inspector Chris Tate said.

He said a 20-year-old man was operating a tractor when it slipped over a bank and he became trapped.

Emergency services extracted the man before he was flown to Waikato Hospital with chest injuries by the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter.