Police have launched a major probe after a man was found critically injured in Grangemouth this morning.
Cops and paramedics were called to a seated area of Abbots Road at the junction with Newlands Road and Newhouse Road in the town at around 5:45am on Thursday May, 13.
A 56-year-old man was found with serious injuries.
Officers have taped off a large area with evidence bags covering the ground and part of a wall.
The injured man was rushed to Forth Valley Royal Hospital, where he is being treated by medics.
Detectives want to hear from anyone who passed the area between 4pm yesterday and 5:45am this morning.
One local, who lives nearby, told the Record: "Loads of police were here first thing this morning, along with two ambulances.
"The paramedics were there for quite a while before the police arrived.
"An officer chapped my door asking if I had heard or seen anything, but for once I actually didn't.
"It's a busy main road so I'd imagine someone will know something."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.45am on Thursday, 13 May, we received a report that a 56-year-old man had been found with injuries on Abbots Road at the junction with Newlands Road and Newhouse Road in Grangemouth.
"He was taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital where he is described as being in a critical condition.
"Enquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing. Anyone who was walking or driving in the area and saw the man between 4pm yesterday and 5.45am this morning is asked to contact police with information on 101, quoting reference number 0417 of 13 May."
