Police are appealing to the public for help in identifying a man whose body was found along a roadway in Chaguaramas on Monday morning with a severe head wound.

According to police, around 8.10 a.m. a private security officer was on his way to begin duty at an a tracking facility atop Mount St Catherine when he discovered the man lying face-up on the road.

The officer stopped to investigate and found the man unresponsive with severe head trauma and significant blood loss. He immediately reported the discovery to the Carenage Police Station.