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A man is seriously injured after a massive gum tree branch fell and crushed his leg north-west of Adelaide.
The 70-year-old was washing his ute outside his Gumeracha home today when the branch snapped and came down on his leg.
He was forced to crawl into his home to call an ambulance.
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Paramedics treated the man before he was flown to hospital with serious leg injuries.
As they began clean-up efforts, the State Emergency Service and Country Fire Service said severe winds likely caused the branch to snap.
9News understands wind conditions over the past few days had already prompted the man to organise for an arborist to survey the tree this weekend.
He had been concerned it could pose a danger.
