Motorcyclist in serious condition after nasty Yatala crash

A motorcyclist is in a serious condition in hospital following a horror crash on the northern Gold Coast.

The man is believed to have been travelling along Stanmore Road in Yatala around 8.20pm on Thursday when he lost control of his motorbike.

According to Queensland Ambulance, the motorcycle slammed into a pole before the rider plunged about two metres down into a culvert.

The man, whose age is not known, suffered significant leg and abdominal injuries.

Firies and the SES had to be called in to help retrieve the man from the drain and into the ambulance.

He was then rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.