A West Lothian man has been rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after being violently ambushed at a bus stop.
The 33-year-old man was sitting at the bus stop in Stoneyburn's Park View when he was set upon by three attackers.
Police say the assault happened at around 11pm when the trio approached the victim and carried out the assault.
The man was rushed off to St John's Hospital in Livingston with serious injuries, and police have issued a public appeal for information in a bid to trace the culprits.
Officers have issued a description of three suspects they want to trace. They say: "The first suspect is described as white, mid 20s, 5ft 5ins tall, of chubby build with light short shaved hair and glasses. He was wearing a grey hooded top.
"The second suspect is described as white, early 20s, 5ft 2ins tall, of thin build, and has brown hair with a quiff at the front. He was wearing dark coloured tracksuit.
"The third suspect is described as white, 5ft 5ins tall, of medium build with dark hair which is short at the back and sides and longer on top. He was wearing a blue hooded top and grey joggers."
Detective Constable Alan Gibson, of Livingston CID, added: “The victim of this attack sustained serious injuries and I am appealing to anyone in the area at the time who may have seen the men involved either before or after the incident to contact us.
“If anyone was driving in the area and may have captured footage on dash-cam that could help with our enquiries, please get in touch.
“Anyone with information should contact police via 101, quoting incident 3885 of July 11, or call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
