A drunk British tourist was taken to a hospital after allegedly trying to attack paramedics then falling over during a binge in Thailand.

Matthew Steven Heys, 47, was found splayed out on the pavement next to the Thep Krasattri Road on the island of Phuket on December 7 evening.

Concerned passers-by called the police fearing the tourist, who was tossing on the ground amid heavy rain, had been involved in an accident.

When police nudged him awake to rescue him, he was said to be showing signs of intoxication. He even confronted the paramedics then angrily threatened an onlooker he would 'come and find you when I'm good'.

Footage shows the officers pacifying the Englishman as he appeared to be in a state of confusion and bewilderment.

They told him it was dangerous to stay in the rain, but Matthew insisted on staying on the roadside.

When he saw a camera pointed at him, he quickly turned hostile and threatened the filmer, saying: 'If you do that, I'll come and find you. I promise you, I'll come find you when I'm good.'

As he continued to resist the rescuers, he fell and banged his head on the ground, knocking himself unconscious.

Thalang police sifted through his bag and found documents including a passport, a notebook, and an unspecified amount of cash.

He was identified as 47-year-old Matthew Steven Heys, a British citizen from Burnley, Lancashire.

Police Colonel Pisit Chuenpetch, Thalang police chief, said: 'From our investigation, we found that the man had traveled by foot for 23 kilometers from the Mueang Phuket District, but we do not know where he was headed.

'He stopped to buy liquor and drank along the way. When we tried to question him, he rambled incoherently and even attempted to attack the volunteers.

'He was so intoxicated that he fell on the ground, leaving a wound on his forehead, nose, and the top of his chin. Volunteers performed first aid and have already delivered him to the Thalang hospital.'