A man was stabbed after a car tried to run him down in the latest shocking incident on the streets of the West Midlands.
The 31-year-old was knifed after he dashed into a passing car to escape the mob.
That vehicle was followed onto the forecourt of a Texaco petrol station in Dudley Port, Tipton.
But it was attacked by thugs armed with baseball bats and the man was stabbed in the leg.
Armed police officers rushed to the scene and he was taken to hospital.
The forecourt and a second scene directly opposite were sealed off for several hours after the attack, which happened at 7.50pm.
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Paramedics rushed to treat man with "leg and head" injuries
A full statement from West Midlands Ambulance Service has been released following the attack.
A spokesperson for the service said: “We were called at 7.49pm last night to reports of a patient who had been assaulted on Dudley Port, near to Morrisons.
“One ambulance, a paramedic officer and a rapid response paramedic attended the scene.
“We treated one patient, a man, for leg and head injuries.
“Following treatment at the scene he was transferred to hospital for further assessment.”
The aftermath of the incident
Armed police at the scene
More pictures from the scene
Photographer John Kennett was also at the scene last night.
Tipton stabbing: Everything we know so far
This is everything we know so far about last night’s incident
Jane Tyler
Petrol station open as usual today
The petrol station was closed after the incident last night.
But it is open as normal today.
Jane Tyler
Claims of '10 against 1'
The worker at the Texaco station has told me more about what happened.
I got told it was a gang of 10 men who were chasing three men.
Two of the men they were chasing managed to get away, and the gang of 10 then set about the one guy who was left.
He was being attacked with knives and maybe a machete.
Police then came along and an ambulance was called.
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BREAKING: Man stabbed after car attacked with baseball bats
We;ve just been sent this from West Midlands Police:
Police are investigating a disorder that took place outside Morrisons in Dudley Port last night (24 May).
At around 7:50pm, a car attempted to drive at a man walking on Park Lane East. He managed to jump into a passing vehicle. The car was followed by the occupants of the other car onto a petrol station forecourt where it was attacked with baseball bats. A 31-year-old man sustained a knife wound to his leg. He was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening.
No arrests have been made and investigations are on-going. Anyone with information is asked to call West Midlands Police on 101 giving crime reference 20SW/114809B/18.
Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Latest in a string of violent crime
We still don’t know exactly what happened but it is the latest in a string of serious police incidents in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands in recent days.
A man was stabbed in a road rage attack in Coventry Road, Small Heath, on Tuesday night.
On the same night, a man - named locally as Taimoor - was shot dead in a car in Handsworth.
And last Thursday, teenager Ozell Pemberton was fatally stabbed near a McDonald’s restaurant in Sutton Coldfield town centre.
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Claims that a gang of 13 men were involved
I have spoken to a worker at the Texaco garage and this is what he told me:
I wasn’t working last night, but I’ve been told what happened.
It happened at about 8pm last night and a group of about 13 men came onto the forecourt.
They all had knives and machetes.
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Reports of 'blood everywhere'
There were other reports of “police everywhere and blood all over the side of the road”.
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Customers 'locked inside garage while incident happened'
Paramedics were called to the scene and there are reports of customers being locked inside the garage while the incident happened.
Large crowd of onlookers gathered
This picture shows the hatchback inside the police cordon. A large crowd of onlookers gathered on the other side of the road.
This was the scene last night
Photographer Steve Kay was on the scene late last night and sent us this video showing the extent of the police cordon
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This is what we know so far
Good morning. Armed police were on the streets of the Midlands last night as the latest incident in a surge of violent crime left two locations sealed off.
Cordons were in place on two sides of Dudley Port in Tipton.
One appeared to take in a house and restaurant and the other, directly opposite, covered a Texaco petrol station, Morrisons Daily and Subway stores.
A car was inside the cordon outside the filling station and shops.
We don’t know what happened yet but pictures from the scene appeared to show blood.
We’ve not yet heard back from West Midlands Police.
