The victim has handed over dashcam footage of the incident to police
Police are scouring dashcam footage after a car was reportedly rammed by another vehicle and the motorist attacked.
A report was made to Lancashire Constabulary at 5.01pm yesterday after the alleged incident at the junction of Lincoln Road and Whalley Range in Blackburn. The victim suffered minor injuries after the occupants of the other vehicle launched the assault. Officers are now viewing dashcam footage of the incident which was captured from the victim's car. Anyone who witnessed the incident is being urged to come forwards.The footage reportedly showed a black Honda Civic being driven directly into the front of a car as it turned onto Lincoln Road from Audley Range. Three young men then exited the car before another group of men ran towards it with one using a stick or bat to damage the windscreen.
The driver is then believed to have been assaulted by some of the gang who then fled the scene. Some reportedly had their faces covered when the attack took place. A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "We were called at 5.01pm yesterday to Lincoln Road, Blackburn, to reports of assault and affray. The victim thankfully only suffered minor injuries and didn’t need hospital treatment.
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