Jeremy Clarkson has urged Avon and Somerset police to treat solving a violent attack on a tractor driver as its 'number one priority'.
The TV presenter and amateur farmer tweeted about the attack, just as Avon and Somerset police issued an appeal for witnesses and information about the incident. Officers said the incident happened at around 6pm on Saturday, May 7, in a field in the village of Creech St Michael, Somerset, and was left needing hospital treatment.
"We’re investigating after a rock was thrown at a man driving a tractor in a field in Creech St Michael at around 6pm on Saturday 7 May," a spokesperson for the police said. "The rock struck the tractor driver on the head resulting in an injury which required hospital treatment.