A man crashed into a palm tree close to Glenella State School

A man has been injured and his car destroyed after it rolled down a hill and crashed into a palm tree in the tropics on Saturday. PHOTOS, DETAILS.

After suffering a medical episode, an elderly male driver crashed into a tree close to Glenella State School. Photo: Fergus Gregg

A man has been injured and his car destroyed after it went off road and crashed into a tree on Saturday.

A bystander reported the driver, a man in his 80s, was exiting from Glenella Fuels on Hill End Rd at approximately 11:20am.

A QAS spokeswoman said “it is suspected that he had a medical incident” prior to his car rolling down the hill, across Hill End Rd and onto the opposite footpath where it crashed into a palm tree.

The driver was leaving Glenella Fuels prior to crashing his vehicle. Photo: Fergus Gregg

Paramedics removed the elderly man from the car and treated him for facial injuries before transporting him to Mackay Base Hospital at 11:36am in a stable condition.

A senior police officer at the scene confirmed “the drivers age and medical condition may have been a factor” and investigations were ongoing.

The vehicle was towed from the scene at approximately 11:50am.

Emergency services were called to the scene after 11:20pm. Photo: Fergus Gregg