A Washington County man whose vehicle crashed into a tree in Rohrersville on Sunday died as the result of a medical emergency and not the collision, according to Sgt. Carly Hose with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash occurred shortly before 2:15 p.m. Sunday in the 20200 block of Rohrersville School Road, Hose texted.

Rohrersville School Road is west of Rohrersville Road, also known as Md. 67.

The male driver, 72, was the only person in the vehicle and there were no other vehicles involved, Hose said.

The driver’s medical emergency occurred before the collision, Hose said. The vehicle was still operational and had little damage.

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This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Driver in Rohrersville crash died from medical emergency, not crash