Thuringia: shovel of vehicle caught moped driver: seriously injured

Unterbreizbach (dpa/th) - A wheel loader driver seriously injured a young moped driver in Unterbreizbach (Wartburgkreis) with the shovel of his construction vehicle. The 17-year-old was flown to a hospital by helicopter, police said on Tuesday morning. The moped driver was on a street in Unterbreizbach when the 60-year-old drove from a storage area onto the street. He overlooked the 17-year-old and caught him with the shovel. The police are investigating.