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A man was attacked with a hammer outside a Liverpool takeaway following a row between two drivers.

At around 5.10pm on Friday the drivers of an Hyundai Getz and a gun metal grey Audi A3 had a “verbal altercation” on Muirhead Avenue East, during which the Hyundai driver was racially abused.

The Hyundai driver then visited the nearby Pizza Rome outlet on Muirhead Avenue and was attacked outside by the hammer-wielding Audi driver.

The victim, 32, suffered cuts to his arm and hands in the attack.

Merseyside Police officers were called to the incident and carried out a search of the area. The force is now appealing for information over the attack, which is being treated as a racially aggravated assault.

CCTV is also being sought from the area and enquiries are on-going into the incident.

Police are searching for a man described as being white, approximately 5ft 8 ins tall of a stocky build. He had short brown hair and a medium length beard. He was wearing a dark coloured t-shirt and spoke with a Liverpool accent.

Detective Inspector Lee Schofield, said: “This was a very serious attack on a man who had been going to visit friends.

“We are treating this as a racially aggravated assault. The victim has suffered injuries to his hand and arm as a result of defending himself whilst being attacked with a hammer by the offender.

“The assault took place during daylight hours outside a pizza shop on a busy thoroughfare it is possible people in the area saw what happened.

“I am sure the local community would agree that this type of behaviour has no place on Merseyside and I would like to reassure the public that we will do everything possible to find the person responsible.

“Information from the public is really important for our investigations and every piece of information is looked into so please come forward if you know anything about this matter.”

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives in the Liverpool SIGMA team on 0151 777 4814 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111