Near Toulouse, a three-year-old boy dies under the wheels of his father’s tractor
A terrible accident took place on August 24, 2022 in the town of Villemur-sur-Tarn near Toulouse. A three-year-old child fell from the tractor his father was driving. The little boy died, crushed by the machine.
The accident took place this Wednesday, August 24 in the morning, on a farm near Toulouse in Villemur-sur-Tarn. A three-year-old boy fell from the tractor his father was driving. The child’s head was found at the level of the wheel, the farmer did not manage to avoid it, he died crushed by the machine.
This Wednesday, August 24, the little boy was alongside his father who was driving his tractor mowing a field of wheat on his farm in the Frontonnais. For some undetermined reason, the child was thrown off balance, falling to the ground. He died, crushed by the machine. The tractor driven by his father is a priori dilapidated, without a cabin and not equipped with guardrails.
According to our colleagues from France Bleu Occitaniethe assistant prosecutor of Toulouse, Alix Cabot-Chaumeton explains that the father of the little boy was not able to avoid him and confirms thatmanslaughter investigation by clumsiness, negligence or recklessness is open.