Motorcyclist critical after horror crash

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after crashing at such force that his Kawasaki 1000 split in two in Wollongong's northern suburbs.

The man's motorbike left the road near an intersection on Lawrence Hargrave Drive in Austinmer and hit a pole on Saturday morning.

The 41-year-old has multiple fractures, including a broken leg, and is in a critical condition in St George Hospital.