'It could have been me' - Witness of racist attacks at Wolverhampton Train Station reveals shocking details of viral incident

The cabby, whose anonymity requests has been respected by the Express and Star, was in the taxi rank at the station during the attack, and was approached by the attackers before they launched the assault on a man in his 60s and a man in his 70s.

One 17-year-old boy and two men aged 19 and 25 were arrested in connection and taken into custody, before later being released on bail.

British Transport Police say a 'thorough investigation' is underway, and ask anyone who witnessed what happened to speak to police at their earliest convenience.

One witness told the Express and Star: "It could have been me.

"They came up to me telling me they wanted to go Priory, then to Oldbury and then on to Birchley Island, but I told them I couldn't take all of them because they had a suitcase and a big buggy with them.

"As soon as I said that the man in the blue tracksuit started with a big mouth saying: 'you can take us all,' but I couldn't.

"They went to the taxi driver behind me and asked him, and when he said no one of them said: 'take your glasses off, I want to fight you.'

"That's when they started getting aggressive, and then when they came back to me telling me I had to take them they started swearing.

"The two taxi drivers [involved] came to help me, and a third went to call the police."

The witness, who has given a statement to police, explained that he was on a job when the attack happened, but returned to the scene shortly after to find two colleagues in pain.

"A young lady came to me wanting to go to the Penn Road so I took her away to try and calm the situation," they said. "One of them tried calming the situation, but it caused them to flip, and that's when they started hitting him. Then the elderly gentleman with the turban came to try and help him, and they knocked him out as well.

"I got back [from the Penn Road] within five minutes and I saw that it had kicked off, and by the time I got there they were lying on the floor being looked after by the young lady.

"I wasn't there to see them get beaten up, but I was there for what instigated it.

"If I or anyone else had taken them [in the taxi] we would have been severely beaten up or had our cab damaged."

"The way they were they would have been a danger to anyone. We're all over 60s and didn't want to be involved in a fight.

"We'd also like to praise the lady who helped the gentlemen because she's a very good Samaritan and deserves praise.

"The two gentlemen are in a lot of pain," the witness revealed. "One of the drivers was due to have an updated theory test on August 20th and he's now in serious pain.

"It was a very bad attack, the way they were beaten up. If it wasn't for the one lady filming, who was really the only one helping, they would have been hurt even more.

"There's no need for that kind of attack on somebody, and the only thing I can say is that I hope the law severely punish them for it."

The witness also told the Express and Star that the attackers resisted arrest upon the arrival of three British Transport Police officers, and all were left with injuries.

A spokesman from British Transport Police confirmed that fact, saying: "Yes, a small number of officers were treated for minor injuries sustained during the course of the arrests."