A 19-year-old whose car went head-on into a power pole in Waikato is now in a stable condition.
The Tokoroa man suffered a serious head injury when his car came off State Highway 1 at Lichfield just after 4am today.
Police, fire and ambulance staff worked at the scene to secure downed wires and free the driver, who had to be cut out of his car.
No other vehciles were involved.
The man was flown by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Waikato Hospital and was being being monitored in the Intensive Care Unit.