A man was brutally beaten by three people on a Jersey City street Friday morning around 5 a.m. while making his way to work, according to coworkers.

The Wonder Bagels employee, a Jersey City resident, is now being treated at the Jersey City Medical Center. Details on his condition were not immediately available. Saleem Salloum, the store manager who the victim called for help, said he likely suffered a broken rib and a dislocated shoulder.

"He said three guys jumped him and tried to steal his bike," Salloum said. "He couldn't even talk ... he was in so much pain."

Salloum said the man called the store around 5:15 a.m. to ask for help. Salloum said he drove to the victim's location and found him injured on the ground in the area of West Side and Culver avenues.

Salloum said he didn't have his cellphone on him when he went to the aid of the victim, and the victim couldn't unlock his phone. Salloum said he carried the victim to his car and drove to the Wonder Bagels store on Danforth Avenue, where Salloum called 9-1-1.

A police report was filed, but it was not immediately available.

"It's a sad situation," said Issa Salloum, the Wonder Bagels store owner said. "He couldn't function. ... He was semi-unconscious."

The victim has been working with Issa Salloum for nearly a year.

"He's the sweetest guy you can ever meet," Issa Salloum added. "He's such a wonderful person. Hard-working. Never harms anyone."

Issa Salloum added that the man, who's Egyptian and in his early 30s, had just returned from Egypt after visiting his family. He got married and had a baby he was happy about, Issa Salloum said.

"We're hoping that he recovers, and the horrible people who did this to him face justice," Issa Salloum added.