Echuca man injured in Kotta crash

‘‘He ran off the road ... suffering non-life threatening injuries and causing damage to the front end of the vehicle,’’ Sergeant Paul Nicoll of Campaspe Highway Patrol said.

‘‘The cause is still being investigated.’’

Echuca-Moama Search and Rescue spent about an hour freeing the man who was conscious but extensively trapped.

An air ambulance helicopter flew the man to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious condition with suspected pelvis and hip injuries.

Police and CFA crews also attended the accident.