A 43-year-old man was rushed to hospital with facial injuries after he was assaulted in Musselburgh last night.
Police were called to Beach Lane at about 9.20pm on Thursday and discovered the seriously injured man.
He was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary before being transferred to St Johns Hospital, in West Lothian, for specialist treatment.
The road has been cordoned off by police who have appealed for witnesses.
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