The victim of what appears to be a vicious road rage attack in Burnaby says he was struck on the head with a pot during a beating that lasted for five minutes.

The man, who does not want to be identified because of fears for his safety, said he and his girlfriend were followed over a minor issue on the road a few blocks away.

The young man said he was in the car with his girlfriend near Central Park Monday evening when another driver apparently became angry she didn't take a turn fast enough.

"She didn't want to do it because it would be unsafe if she stopped. The guy behind us was angry -- he was swearing and yelling at us," he said.

After an exchange of words, the victim says the driver and three other men followed the pair and severely beat him.

"Beat me up, used fists, they broke pots over my head. There was a good five minutes of that and they fled the scene," he told CTV News.

"I'm on the floor almost dead. You gotta be almost not human to do that."

Ginger Sedlarova found the man bleeding on the steps in front of her home, and he asked her to call 911.

"A man is lying there with his legs pointed up my stairs and the rest of his body against the concrete, bleeding and groaning," she said.

"I'm amazed he can even walk. He was oozing blood like crazy."

The injured man was taken to hospital and required several stitches in his head. His girlfriend was not injured in the attack.

Burnaby RCMP are investigating but have not provided further details.

With a report from CTV Vancouver's Sheila Scott