Driver, 42, is arrested ‘after he stabbed a 26-year-old passenger in another car in M5 attack’
- Man is arrested after passenger in another car is stabbed on motorway slip-road
- Police say suspect, aged 42, is in custody on suspicion of wounding with intent
- Suspect allegedly stabbed man, 26, in attack in Weston Super-Mare, Somerset
A 42-year-old man has been arrested after a car passenger was stabbed in a row between the occupants of two vehicles near the M5 motorway.
Police say the suspect is in custody on suspicion of wounding with intent after a 26-year-old man suffered stab injuries on Friday night.
On Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police said in a statement: ‘Officers have made an arrest in connection with a stabbing incident which happened on the southbound slip-road of the M5 at junction 21 (Weston-super-Mare) on Friday night.
The southbound slip-road of the M5 at junction 21 is pictured above. Emergency services had been called to the slip-road at around 10.10pm on Friday
‘A 42-year-old man from Birmingham has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent and is now in custody for questioning.
‘A 26-year-old man remains in hospital undergoing treatment for injuries which are not life-threatening.
‘Inquiries into this incident are ongoing.’
Emergency services had been called to the slip-road at around 10.10pm on Friday.
A police statement earlier on Saturday said: ‘The victim was a passenger in a car which had just exited the M5 at this junction and was at a set of traffic lights. A dispute then ensued with the driver of another car, following which the victim was stabbed.
Police are urging witnesses to contact them on 101, quoting reference number 5220152683.
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Police say the suspect is in custody on suspicion of wounding with intent after a 26-year-old man suffered stab injuries on Friday night [File photo]