A 35-year-old man reported to Portland police Tuesday night that he had been attacked by three men who followed him off a MAX train in Northwest Portland.

Central Precinct officers responded at 6:48 p.m. to the MAX platform at Northwest 5th Avenue and Hoyt Street on the report of an assault.

The victim told police he was riding the Yellow Line and that he got off the train at the Northwest Fifth Avenue and Glisan Street stop. He said three men punched him and knocked him to the ground and then the suspects left the area by foot.

The victim was transported to a local hospital to have his injuries examined, police said. Portland police described the victim as a transient.

The suspects were described as three men in their 30s, wearing ski jackets and backpacks.

Anyone with information about this assault is urged to contact Detective Arjay Dran at (503) 823-0483 or Arjay.Dran@PortlandOregon.gov.

-The Oregonian