The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a serious traffic crash at Monkland near Gympie overnight, 4 November.
At approximately 7.45pm, a white Toyota Avalon was travelling east along Noosa Road when it struck a power pole.
Police immediately attended the scene and provided first aid to the male driver before calling emergency services.
The man, a 29-year-old from Gympie, sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
His passenger, a 31-year-old Monkland man, was not physically injured.
Investigations are ongoing, anyone with relevant information or vision from the area at the time is urged to contact police.
