Man taken to hospital after being assaulted on town street

A man was taken to hospital after being assaulted on a street in Greenock.

Police were called to the Greive Road area of the town at around 4pm on Monday after receiving reports of an assault.

Emergency services took a 43-year-old man to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital with ‘serious’ injuries.

Hie current condition is unknown.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were called around 4pm on Monday, October 31, to a report of an assault in the Grieve Road area of Greenock.

“A 43-year-old man sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries, and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow by ambulance.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.”

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