Durham Regional Police are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying a man who was found unconscious on a road in Pickering with serious head injuries early Friday morning.

According to police, a passerby found the man lying on the roadway near Liverpool Road and Kingston Road at around 2:55 a.m.

The man was then taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a Toronto trauma centre with serious head injuries.

The cause of the man’s injuries has not been determined. Police have also been unable to identify the man, as he was not in possession of identification.

The man is described as white, approximately 50 to 60 years old, about five-foot-nine with a slim build, short grey hair and grey facial hair on his chin. He was found wearing a black leather jacket, a grey hooded sweatshirt, a green T-shirt, blue jeans and black cowboy boots.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Derusha of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1 (888) 579-1520 ext. 2535.

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