Man suffers serious facial injuries in Sutton road rage attack

Police say the victim lost consciousness for a period of time and suffered facial fractures and multiple cuts after a verbal altercation on Ashland Road West in the town on Thursday afternoon.

The reported argument stemmed from a speeding incident, which nearly caused an accident at a junction.

Officers were quickly on the scene and tracked down a vehicle in connection with the incident by using ANPR cameras after he was sighted in Nottingham.

Det Sgt Mark Shaw, who is investigating the incident, said: "Enquiries are ongoing but we believe a road-rage incident occurred between two drivers on Ashland Road West.

"Officers were called at around 2.30pm yesterday following a road of a road rage incident where the victim was assaulted.

"A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. The man remains in custody pending further enquiries.

"Clearly this has been a terrifying ordeal for the victim and anyone who witnessed the attack. It highlights to us that road-rage should never get this far out of hand.”

Anyone who saw the incident or has any dashcam footage should contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 466 of 18 March 2021.

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