Firefighters carried out a tricky one-hour rescue mission to free a man in his 80s from his overturned car at Mosman on Sydney’s lower north shore.

It’s understood the vehicle mounted a footpath, crashed through a fence and rolled several down a steep decline, before ending up on its side, pressed against a tree, near Balmoral Park, on Coronation Avenue, just after 7am.

The driver was trapped inside the wreckage.

Firefighters carried out an hour-long rescue missing to save a man trapped in his car after it rolled down a steep embankment in Mosman. (Fire and Rescue NSW)

Dozens of firefighters, including specialist rescue personnel, worked for more than an hour to stabilise the car and free the man.

They used straps, cables, winches and hydraulic tools to prevent the car from further rolling down the embankment.

Crews then removed the hatch to reach and freed the occupant, who had sustained superficial cuts and abrasions.

Roads have been flooded in Sydney after the city copped an overnight drenching. (9News)

He was treated by paramedics before being transported to Royal North Shore Hospital in a stable condition.

Efforts are now underway to retrieve the car, with a crane likely to be called in to complete the job.

Meanwhile, drivers around Sydney have been urged to avoid floodwaters after heavy rain drenched the city early this morning.

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Falls of up to 60mm were recorded, with more rain coming this morning and into the afternoon.

The SES said it had responded to about 100 calls across New South Wales, including 29 just in Sydney.

One woman needed to be rescued in Sydney after she drove her Mazda into floodwaters and became trapped.

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