Elderly driver, 101, dead after crashing into fence

A 101-year-old man has died in a car crash in Sydney’s east.

Emergency services were called to Lancaster Road, Dover Heights, on Monday about 11.50am after a Mercedes crashed into a fence.

A Mercedes crashed outside a property in Dover Heights.
A 101-year-old man died after crashing his car into a fence. Source: Nine News

The driver, an elderly man, was treated by paramedics but died.

An investigation into the crash has been launched.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

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