Driver in critical condition, car unrecognisable after Adelaide Hills crash

SA Police say a man is lucky to be alive following a car crash in the Adelaide Hills early this morning.

Nearby residents called police at about 12:45am, after his ute hit a tree on Penna Road at Macclesfield.

The impact tore the roof and doors off the Ford Ranger.

The driver, a 42-year-old Mount Barker man, was freed from the wreckage and taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital by ambulance in a critical condition.

Police say his injuries are not considered life-threatening.

“Lucky there was no-one else in the car or they wouldn’t have survived,” said Senior Constable Rebecca Stokes from SA Police.

Police are also investigating a car fire on Garden Island, in Adelaide’s north-west, late last night. 

Patrols were called to the incident on the road leading into the Garden Island Yacht Club about 11:30pm. 

The vehicle was completely destroyed, with the model unable to be identified.