A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after he was discovered seriously injured and lying in a road by a passer by.

Police say the man, who is in his 40s and from the local area, had been drinking in the Saxon Inn pub in Calmore Drive, Totton, shortly before he was found in the same road several hours later.

He was taken by ambulance to Southampton General Hospital after the incident which happened sometime between Monday evening and yesterday morning.

The man, who has not yet been named, is still receiving treatment and his condition is said to be life-threatening, though how he sustained his injuries remains a mystery.

A spokesman for Hampshire Ambulance Service confirmed they had been called to the scene shortly after midnight yesterday and said the man had suffered a cardiac arrest while being taken to hospital.

Police are appealing for witnesses and are urging anyone who saw any incidents inside or outside the pub or who was in Calmore Drive at the time to come forward.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Det Insp Nigel Oliver, leading the Operation Gold investigation, at Totton police station on 0845 0454545.