BY IAN CROUCH
A 21-year-old man has been flown to Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital with burns to his arms and legs after a fiery crash at Beresfield overnight.
Police say he was driving a white Toyota HiLux westbound on Addison Street at about 11.30pm on Tuesday when the vehicle left the road and hit a fence and a tree before coming to rest against a garage.
The vehicle then burst into flames - thankfully the young man managed to free himself before the HiLux became fully involved in fire.
He's reported to be in a stable condition.
Firefighters from Tarro and East Maitland took 3 hours to extinguish and mop up the fire.
Police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash.
