A 90-year-old man was hospitalized after injuring his foot while using a tiller in his field in Siligo . The elderly man, a former laborer in the Porto Torres industrial area, was working in the Bisonza area when the accident occurred. Hospitalized at the Santissima Annunziata Hospital in Sassari, he now risks losing a foot .

He was preparing the soil for crops when he lost control of the tiller. The owner of a neighboring farm immediately raised the alarm , calling 118 after hearing the 90-year-old's screams of pain.

Rescued by paramedics and firefighters, the elderly man was transferred by ambulance to Sassari Hospital. His condition is serious but not life-threatening. Carabinieri officers were also on site to assess the situation.

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