Car crashes into tree on Bruce Highway near Glenwood

A couple, who rushed to help a man after his car rolled and slammed into a tree on the Bruce Highway, have shared shocking details about the moment they found the wreck on their property.

A couple who rushed to help a man when his car rolled and crashed into a tree while traveling on the Bruce Highway near Glenwood have said he was “lucky to be alive”. Picture captured by Nikki Mackenzie.

Witnesses who rushed to help following a serious crash on the Bruce Highway say the driver is “lucky to be alive” after his 4WD slammed into a tree.

Nikki and Todd Mackenzie raced over when they saw the car had rolled over while heading south and crashed on their property about 1km north of Glenwood, between Gympie and Maryborough.

The car collided with a tree on Nikki and Todd Mackenzie’s property about 1km away from Glenwood. Pictures captured by Nikki Mackenzie

Mrs Mackenzie said a rescue team had to cut back branches from the trees to safely remove the driver from the vehicle.

She said emergency service crews told her that had there been a passenger in the car, they would have been killed instantly.

The driver escaped serious in the crash and was taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.

A QAS spokeswoman said he had no apparent injuries.