A MOPED rider was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being found on a Dudley road.

The male rider, believed to be in his 20s, suffered injuries to his chest and back as well as an open fracture to his knee.

He was found by another motorist outside the Vauxhall Garage in Trindle Road, at about 12.30am this morning (Tuesday).

It is as yet not known how he came by his injuries, he was taken to the major trauma centre at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.