AN 18-year-old male was lucky to escape from his car after hitting a tree along the Goldenfields Way near Briarleigh.
At 7.45pm on Sunday the male was travelling south along a straight stretch of the road before he began to drift to the left.
The car travelled 50 metres along the road’s dirt shoulder before hitting a tree.
He was the only occupant of the vehicle.
He was taken to Wagga Base Hospital
in a serious condition, according to an ambulance service sourse.