POLICE have released an image of a car they want to trace in connection with an attack that left one man almost losing a hand and another with a serious head injury.

The car, believe to be a dark blue Ford Fiesta with white stripes down the side was spotted in the Wilton Street area, just outside the city centre at around the same time as the incident, at around 8.10pm on Thursday, October 25.

A man aged 28 was left with a serious head injury, and a 30-year-old man almost had his hand chopped off while trying to defend himself from a man with a knife.

Both men, along with a woman aged 23 who was also injured in the disturbance, have since been discharged from hospital.

Detective Inspector Mark Taylor, of Bradford District CID, said: “One of the injured males nearly lost one of his hands when he tried to defend himself against a man with a knife.

"The other suffered a serious head injury.

“This was a nasty attack and our enquiries are continuing into the circumstances behind it.

“As part of those enquiries we are keen to hear from anyone who remembers seeing this vehicle in the area at the time, or anyone who may have seen it in the hours leading up to or shortly after the incident.”

Anyone who may have information about the vehicle is asked to call Bradford District CID on 101, quoting crime reference number 13180536366, or use the live chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website.

Information can also be reported anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.