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Elderly man dies in hospital days after early morning crash near Burnie

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Elderly man dies in hospital days after early morning crash near Burnie. Image / Pulse

A elderly man has died two weeks after the car he was travelling in left the road and crashed into a paddock in Tasmania’s north-west.

The Toyota Landcruiser came off West Mooreville Road at Mooreville, south west of Burnie, about 5:15am on March 2.

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The 75-year-old man was rushed to the North West Regional Hospital before being transferred to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where he has since died.

The driver, 63, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Tasmania Police have seized the vehicle for forensic examination as they investigate the cause of the single-vehicle crash.

Elderly man dies in hospital days after early morning crash near Burnie. Image / Pulse

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

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