A MAN in his 40s is in hospital with serious injuries following an attack in Essex.At about 12.50am today in Scott Road, Grays, a man was brutally attack by four youths with lumps of wood.

A MAN in his 40s is in hospital with serious injuries following an attack in Essex.

At about 12.50am today in Scott Road, Grays, a man was brutally attack by four youths with lumps of wood.

Police are still trying to establish a motive and have asked for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area between 12.30am and 2.30am to come forward.

If you can help, call police on 0300 3334444 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.