A MAN was found unconscious with serious head injuries on the road at Askrigg near Hawes. 

The 22-year-old local man left the White Rose pub in Askrigg on foot at around midnight on Saturday April 8.

He was found injured a short time later in the early hours of Sunday on the road between Askrigg and Newbiggin in Wensleydale.

He was taken to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough where he remains in a serious condition.

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Police need to piece together the man’s movements from leaving Askrigg to being found in the road and are appealing to anyone who was the area around midnight on Saturday night, or was traveling along the Askrigg to Newbiggin road, to contact them.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask or Northallerton Serious Crime Team or email christopher.parker-beagrie@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk

Please quote reference number 12170060388 when passing on information.