Man taken to hospital after being found injured in grassed area

A man was taken to hospital after being found injured in a grassed area in West Lothian.

Emergency services were called after a 44-year-old man was found injured in Turnhigh Road in Whitburn, at around 9.45am on Saturday.

He was taken to The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment.

CCTV footage established the man was seen at around 11.30pm on Friday, in North Reeves Place, and then around 1am on Saturday, in Blaeberryhill Road and Netherton Grove, before being discovered.

Officers are now investigating how the man came to be injured, and have asked any members of the public with information to come forward.

Detective inspector Graham Garvie of CID said: “Officers have been reviewing CCTV and carrying out house to house enquiries in an effort to establish how the man came to be injured.

“Our investigation so far has sightings of him around 11.30pm on Friday, 26 January in North Reeves Place and then around 1am on Saturday, 27 January in Blaeberryhill Road and Netherton Grove before being discovered in Turnhigh Road.

“He is around 6’ tall, of slim build, with short dark hair. He was wearing a black hooded top, pink T-shirt, black jogging bottoms, and trainers.

“I would appeal to anyone who was in these areas around the times and saw a man matching this description, or anyone with dashcam footage or private CCTV, to please contact us.

“Anyone with information can call 101, quoting reference 0996 of January 27, 2024.”