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Firefighters pull man from underneath overturned tractor

ambulance-lightsRED OAK, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters in southwestern Iowa have rescued a man trapped under an overturned tractor.

The accident happened early Friday morning at Red Oak, Iowa. Crews were sent to the area around 6:15 a.m. for a report of a tractor rollover and a person trapped.

Arriving firefighters found a tractor on its top with a man underneath. Crews used special inflatable bags to lift the tractor and get the man out.

He was taken to a local hospital and later moved to a trauma center in Omaha, Nebraska, about 55 miles west of Red Oak.

Officials have not released the man’s name or medical condition.

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