A hospital in Huddersfield has been closed after a man sustained injuries in a “targeted attack” outside the clinic.

Huddersfield BMI private hospital asked patients to stay away on Wednesday following the incident in the early hours.

Police were called just after midnight after reports that a man had been assaulted.

The man was neither a patient nor a doctor, a spokeswoman for West Yorkshire police said.

A hospital spokesman said: “Due to a major incident, the Huddersfield BMI hospital will be closed until 7am on Thursday 23 August. If you have an urgent clinical query, please call our switchboard on 07824 450 975.”

West Yorkshire police said: “While officers were en route to the scene, police were made aware that a man with a number of injuries had arrived at Huddersfield Royal infirmary. The man remains in hospital, where he is being treated for non life-threatening injuries to his hand.”

DI Mark Atkinson, of Kirklees District CID, said: “Our inquiries are in their early stages but it appears that this was a targeted attack.”

The car park outside the hospital in Birkby Hall Road has been cordoned off, while the hospital said it was hoping to reopen on Thursday.