Man hit by car and then stabbed as he tried to flee in latest Doncaster attack

The man, who is in his 40s, suffered a stab wound to his back as well as lacerations and a dislocated arm in the incident.

An investigation is now under way after the incident in the Wheatley area on Saturday.

Police were first called at around 3.01pm following reports of a person with a knife on Beckett Road.

A spokesman said: “It is reported that the victim, a man in his 40s, was riding a scooter on a grassy area when he was hit by a car.

"As he ran away from the scene, he is then said to have been stabbed in the back.

“He was taken to hospital after suffering a laceration to his arm and a fractured and dislocated arm in the incident.”

Enquiries are ongoing.

It is the latest in a long line of stabbings in Doncaster in the last 18 months and comes just days after an attempted murder probe was launched after a man was stabbed in Silver Street in a late night fracas.

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