Man taken to hospital with a serious leg injury after attack

Police were called to a report of an assault in the Blair Road area of Coatbridge on Friday night.

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A man has been taken to hospital with a serious leg injury following an attack in North Lanarkshire on Friday night.

Police were called to a report of an assault in the Blair Road area of Coatbridge at around 9.30pm.

A 29-year-old man was taken to University Hospital Monklands in Airdrie for treatment to a serious leg injury.

A force spokesperson said: “Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

If you have any information that could assist the investigation, call 101.