A man reportedly believed to be in his 60s was severely wounded when his car veered out of control and rammed into a tree off Constantia Road in Constantia, Cape Town on Friday afternoon, paramedics said.

ER24 spokesman, Russel Meiring said on Saturday, ER24 personnel got to the scene at 3pm to find the Western Cape Fire Services already in attendance.

Meiring attested that: ''A man, believed to be in his 60s, was found lying trapped inside the vehicle in a serious condition.

“Fire services had to use specialised rescue equipment to free the man from the vehicle.

“Once freed, paramedics treated the man and provided him with pain-relief medication before he was transported to Life Vincent Palotti Hospital for further care''.