A golfer suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured ribs
after he was run over and trapped by a runaway golf cart near
Taupo.
The 67-year-old victim was trapped under the cart at the
Wairakei International Golf Course until fellow golfers
lifted it off him, Youthtown Trust Rescue Helicopter base
manager Hendry de Waal said.
The accident happened about midday when the cart driver lost
control of the vehicle, he said.
St Johns paramedics treated the man at the scene and he was
flown to Waikato Hospital for further assessment.
The golf course manager was not immediately available for
comment.
This 66-year-old Manurewa man with multiple injuries is under
assessment in Waikato Hospital's emergency.
