A male passenger has died after an overtaking car veered off the road, crashed into several trees and split in two on the Sunshine Coast on Friday night.

The wreckage of the car. Credit:7 News Brisbane - Twitter

Police said a car was heading west on Maleny-Kenilworth Road in Witta at about 8.40pm when the driver lost control and crashed.

A 22-year-old male passenger died at the scene while the driver, a 39-year-old man, was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with minor injuries.