A man has suffered serious injuries after his arm became trapped inside the bonnet of a truck on the northern Gold Coast.

The man, aged in his 40s, was working on the vehicle at a location along Cuthbert Drive in Yatala just before midnight when the horror accident occurred.

It’s understood the bonnet fell on his arm, trapping it for a lengthy period of time.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene and treated the man for an arm injury.

He was then taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

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