Man suffers electric shock after hitting power lines at Mothar Mountain

Multiple emergency crews are on the scene of a serious incident near Gympie where a man in his 40s has been airlifted after coming into contact with a high voltage power line.

A man has been airlifted after being critically injured in an electric shock on the side of Hall Road Noosa Road near Gympie on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

A man aged in his 40s has been left in a serious but stable condition after hitting power lines and receiving a massive electric shock at Mothar Mountain.

The LifeFlight rescue helicopter has been called to the scene of the incident, which happened on the side of the road near where Hall Rd becomes Noosa Rd about 11am on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

A man has been critically injured in an electrical incident at a site along Hall Road, Noosa Road at Gympie on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

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A power line is down at the scene and a steel line pole has come to a stop resting on elevated wires.

Energex was called in to cut power at the scene shortly after the incident.

A QAS spokeswoman said the man was loaded into the Rescue Helicopter about 11.30am.

More to come.

Energex has been called in to cut power to the wires after a man hit them and suffered an electric shock.

Emergency services at the scene of a road side incident in which a man in his 40s suffered an electric shock.