POLICE are appealing for the driver of a blue car who may have witnessed a vicious attack to contact them.

At 10.15pm last Thursday, the night of the England and Switzerland match, a 26-year-old man was walking along Westgate, Guisborough, east Cleveland, near the Seven Stars pub, when he was approached by four to six youths.

After a verbal altercation, the gang punched him, fracturing his face and jaw.

CCTV footage has shown a blue car parked nearby at the time of the attack, and the driver may have helped the man. The driver or anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Craig Green on (01642) 301968.