A 46-year-old Rochester Hills man died Tuesday, three days after losing control of the vehicle he was driving and hitting a tree, officials said.

According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Pranit Birje suffered a medical emergency while driving a 2020 Nissan Rogue on West Tienken Road in Rochester Hills. The vehicle crossed the centerline, left the roadway and struck a tree near Bridgestone Drive. It happened shortly after 1 p.m. last Saturday.

Witnesses said the car had crossed the centerline multiple times before the crash, the sheriff’s office said.

Birge was wearing a seatbelt, the sheriff’s office said. Paramedics from the Rochester Hills Fire Department transported him to an area hospital for treatment where he subsequently died, the sheriff’s office said.

The incident was investigated by the crash reconstruction unit of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.