Man rushed to hospital after being found 'half covered in blood' in Telford road

A police investigation is under way after a man was found "half covered in blood" and with life-threatening injuries on a road in Telford.

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The man was rushed to hospital after being found with 'life-threatening injuries'

Police and ambulance services were called to Plough Road, in Wrockwardine Wood, at around 9pm on Wednesday.

Upon arrival, the emergency crews said they found a man on the ground with life-threatening injuries.

A spokesperson from West Mercia Police said: "We were called just after 9pm yesterday to reports of a man on the floor with injuries in Plough Road, Wrockwardine Wood.

"Upon arrival we found a man on the floor in the road with his lower half covered in blood."

Two ambulances, a paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic and the Midland Air Ambulance Critical Care Car also attended the scene.

A spokesperson from West Midlands Ambulance said the man had sustained "life-threatening injuries".

They added: "He received advanced trauma care at the scene and was conveyed to Princess Royal Hospital in Telford for further treatment.”

West Mercia Police said they are continuing to investigate the circumstances.