70-year-old Gumeracha man rushed to hospital after tree branch falls on his car

A man is lucky to be alive after a tree fell on his car while he was cleaning it on an Adelaide Hills property.

An Adelaide Hills man has been rushed to hospital after a tree branch fell on his car while he was cleaning the vehicle on Thursday afternoon.

The 70-year-old was working at his Retreat Valley Rd, Gumeracha property about 3.30pm when the tree collapsed on his car.

Emergency services rushed to the home and found the man sustained a significant leg fracture, and was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for surgery.

His partner told 7News that an arborist was scheduled to inspect the trees on their property on Saturday.

An Adelaide Hills man has been flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital after being pinned down by a massive tree branch on his Gumeracha property. Picture: 7NEWS

An arborist was scheduled to inspect the trees on the property over the weekend.

The man being helped by emergency services. Picture: 7NEWS

It comes after a 22-year-old Indonesian international student was sitting under the tree in the Adelaide Parklands in February when the eight-tonne gum fell - killing her almost instantly.

Her mother Novie Badilla said she had approached personal injury legal firm Shine Lawyers to explore her options for a compensation claim against Adelaide City Council.

“The compensation is number two for me, but number one is justice,” Mrs Badilla told The Advertiser.