A lorry driver was attacked and left for dead in Calais by migrants who hijacked his truck in a bid to reach Britain, it has emerged.

The victim stopped on the A16 motorway near the northern French port town before seeing men trying to get into his vehicle.

He climbed out of his cab only to be set upon by attackers who hit him with a brick and stole his truck before driving off towards the port.

The attack has prompted a warning for British drivers to be vigilant if stopping near the port.

British drivers have been urged to be vigilant after migrants attacked a trucker with a brick and stole his truck in Calais (file picture shows migrants climbing into a lorry in 2015)

He was left bleeding on the ground after being hit with a brick and is now in hospital with a serious head injury.

The truck was stopped by police five miles away before it could reach the port.

British truckers were informed of the incident by the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service which has now issued a red alert, indicating a clear and present security risk, according to the Daily Express.

Richard Burnett, from the Road Haulage Association, told the paper that the attack served as a 'stark warning to UK drivers'.

The victim had stopped near Marck on the A16 motorway near the northern French port town (pictured) before seeing people trying to get into his vehicle

In May British truckers called for increased protection in Calais following the first serious attacks by migrants since the demolition of the 'Jungle' refugee camp.

Police said they set up roadblocks with dustbins before trying to stop trucks heading for Britain. In one incident, windscreens were smashed, while another lorry had its tyres punctured and one driver was taken to hospital with face injuries.

It is just over eight months since the vast shantytown was torn to the ground, and some 8,000 UK-bound asylum seekers dispersed across France.