Man suffers 'slash wounds' to head after being attacked by machete-wielding masked men in West Bromwich
A man and women were taken to hospital after police and paramedics descended on a West Bromwich street.
Three people were assessed by medics in Cambridge Street at about 11.30pm on Thursday.
People reported seeing emergency services including armed police in the road overnight.
A man and a woman were taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening.
Police say it is understood three masked men attacked a 53-year-old man with machetes and the man suffered slash wounds to his head.
A spokeswoman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called by the police to Cambridge Street, West Bromwich at 11.24pm.
"An ambulance, paramedic officer, a MERIT trauma doctor and critical care paramedic attended.
"Ambulance staff assessed three people.
"A man and a woman received treatment on scene for injuries not thought to be life threatening before being conveyed to hospital. The third patient was uninjured."
A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "We responded to an assault at an address on Cambridge Street, West Bromwich around 11.20pm on Thursday night.
"It’s understood three masked men attacked a 53-year-old man with machetes. The man suffered slash wounds to his head.
"We’ve launched a full investigation and ask anyone with information to please call 101 quoting crime number 20/809010/22."
