Veteran crash leaves one man seriously injured, airlifted to hospital | Video

A young man has been airlifted to hospital the car he was driving smashed into a guardrail on a bridge near Gympie, trapping inside the wreckage as the vehicle teetered on the brink. Watch the video

A man in his 20s has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after he lost control and crashed into a guard rail at a bridge in Veteran on Friday morning.

Emergency crews were called to the scene at Sandy Creek Rd at 7.04 where the man was trapped inside the car after it hit a guardrail on the side of a bridge.

A man has been flown to hospital after the car he was driving smashed into the guardrail of a bridge. Picture: Sunshine Coast RACQ LifeFlight

A LifeFlight spokesperson said the man, who was the only person in the car, was trying to overtake another vehicle when he lost control.

A Queensland Police spokesperson the man was trapped by the legs and firefighters worked to free him from the wreckage.

The sedan was left bearing down towards the ground below while firefighters worked to free the injured man. Photo: Sunshine Coast RACQ LifeFlight

The car could be seen bearing down to the ground below.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said he suffered chest and leg injuries, and a LifeFlight spokesperson said the man suffered a suspected spinal injury

He was airlifted to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.