Man critical after suspected random glassing on Gold Coast street

A man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after a woman allegedly armed with a broken bottle struck him in the neck on a Gold Coast street overnight.

Police believe the victim and alleged attacker did not know each other prior to the alleged glassing.

The Southport victim was treated by specialist critical care and high acuity response paramedics on Tuesday night.

It will be alleged the 43-year-old man was walking along Scarborough Street in Southport about 6.45pm on Tuesday when he was attacked.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said the victim was treated for a serious neck wound and rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.

Police searched the area in the immediate aftermath of the attack and found a 24-year-old local woman in a nearby shop on Scarborough Street.

She was arrested and later charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and was due to face Southport Magistrates Court on Wednesday.