PRAGUE, Czech Republic (Reuters) - A peaceful meadow proved a less-than-idyllic rendezvous spot for a Czech couple who were run over by a tractor during an amorous moment.

The couple picked the meadow near the village of Brnicko in the eastern Czech Republic because it was dark and peaceful, but it was not so for long.

The driver of the tractor took a short cut through the field on his way to a party, riding over the woman's chest and the man's buttocks, injuring both, the local news agency CTK reported.

No one knew about the accident for several weeks -- until doctors and insurers investigated the origins of the couple's injuries.

Police charged the tractor driver, who said he did not notice the love-making pair, with the criminal offense of causing an injury.

-- kritter (kritter@adelphia.net), October 21, 2000