DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses to an altercation involving three men in Ellesmere Port to come forward.

Police were notified of the incident at the junction of Whitby Road and Cromwell Road shortly before 1am on Wednesday, January 16.

Officers attended the scene and discovered a 27-year-old man from Ellesmere Port had sustained a serious head injury.

He was taken via ambulance to the Countess of Chester Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment.

Officers arrested two men – a 24-year-old from Ellesmere Port and a 23-year-old from Wirral – on suspicion of wounding with intent.

They are currently in custody helping detectives with their enquires.

Other enquiries into the incident are ongoing and detectives are urging anyone who witnessed what happened or has CCTV or dashcam footage that may aid their investigation to get in touch.

Detective Constable Mark Hughes said: “With a man having sustained a serious head injury, we are determined to establish exactly what happened and are appealing for anyone who thinks they may be able to help us with our investigation to contact the team here at Ellesmere Port Police Station on 101.

“If you think that you witnessed, or have CCTV or dashcam footage of, anything that may be relevant to the investigation please get in touch.”

Anyone with information or CCTV footage that may help detectives with their ongoing investigation should call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting IML 295713, give the details viacheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Dashcam footage can be submitted online at www.cheshire.police.uk/advice-and-support/roads-and-vehicle-safety/submit-dashcam-footage.