A pedestrian is fighting for life after being hit by a car, moments after getting out of another vehicle on a Gold Coast motorway.

Police say the injured person was a passenger in a car that stopped on the Pacific Motorway near Helensvale about 9.30am.

POSSIBLE TRAFFIC DELAYS: Several northbound lanes of the Pacific Motorway are currently closed at Helensvale, after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Motorists are urged to use alternate routes to avoid delays. #qldtraffic

— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) July 5, 2018

The passenger got out of the car and was struck while trying to cross the motorway's northbound lanes. Several lanes are closed with the patient taken to hospital in a critical condition.

AAP