BY IAN CROUCH

 An elderly man has died in hospital after crashing his mobility scooter at Cooranbong.

Police say passers-by rushed to the aid of the man after his scooter ran off a footpath and rolled 6 metres down an embankment into a creek below Freemans Drive on Saturday afternoon.

He was taken to the John Hunter Hospital with hip and rib injuries but sadly died yesterday.

Inquiries are continuing.