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Police have said one man was injured in a fight between a gang of men near the Blue Bell pub in Scunthorpe.

Emergency services sealed off the scene of the incident on Thursday morning following the disturbance at around 10.45am.

It is believed that a fight broke out between a group of men in the car park behind The Blue Blue Inn, off Oswald Road.

Eyewitnesses claimed that a man was seen injured on the ground, before emergency services arrived and cordoned off the scene.

Forensic tents were also placed down the alley near the Wetherspoon pub.

Police confirmed that only one man suffered injuries and was taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital.

A spokeswoman from Humberside Police said: "We were called at 10.50am today to a disturbance between a group of men off Oswald Road in Scunthorpe.

"One man has sustained what are thought to be minor injuries and has been treated in hospital."

There were reports the victim had been stabbed but police have not said how the injuries were caused.

Callum Mason, who was at the Blue Bell at the time, said one of the bar staff told him that they could not leave from the back entrance.

He said: "We were told not to go outside as something bad happened outside. People have said it was a stabbing, but we have no idea if that is true."

One woman who were in the area said: "It's quite scary to hear such things like this happening in Scunthorpe. It's enough to put you off coming out.

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"You can't believe something like this would happen in broad daylight, we wouldn't like be in this area of Scunthorpe at night.

"When we saw the tent going up, we thought it must have been fatal, but luckily that doesn't sound to be the case."

An another woman added: "It's certainly not what you expect when you go out for a meal at your local Wetherspoons."