A Danish man who was injured when a champagne bottle exploded between his legs on New Year's Eve is in critical condition and has been placed in an induced coma.

The accident happened when the man was trying to open a bottle of champagne while bringing in the new year.

He was holding the bottle between his legs when it exploded and a shard of glass cut through an artery in his leg leading to substantial blood loss.

The man was taken to Copenhagen Rigshospitalet, one of the largest hospital's in Denmark and put into an induced coma

The man was taken to Copenhagen Rigshospitalet, one of the largest hospital's in Denmark and put into an induced coma.

Regional police duty officer Brian Munch confirmed this morning that the man was still in critical condition.

While doctors often warn of 'champagne injuries' that peak during the festive season, they are more often caused by powerful corks leaving the bottle at high speed, rather than broken glass.

A 2011 survey by supermarket chain Morrison's found that more than 900,000 Brits had suffered some kind of Champagne related injury, with the most common injury being caused by rogue corks.

A Danish man who was injured when a champagne bottle exploded between his legs on New Year's Eve is in critical condition and has been placed in an induced coma (file image)

Retinal detachment, bleeding, blindness and damage to the eye's surrounding bone structure are some of the injuries that can be caused by the stray cork.

These dangers were demonstrated by tennis player Novak Djokovic in 2015 when he hit himself in the face with a cork after winning the Italian open.

Sainsbury's recently apologised after a member of staff hit a customer in the face with a cork while opening a bottle of Champagne at a Basingtoke branch of their store.