POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men tried to bundle a woman into a van in Ilkley earlier this week.

At 9pm on Wednesday, July 28, a woman in her thirties was approached by two men and assaulted in Panorama Woods, Ilkley, and then pushed towards a parked white van in Hollingwood Rise.

She managed to escape to safety, but had facial and arm injuries following the attack.

The first man was described as Asian, in his last 20s, 5ft 10ins tall, with dark hair and a slim athletic build.

The second was a while man, of bigger build than the first and wearing grey clothing.

Detective Inspector William Tsang, of Bradford District Police, said: “We would like to appeal for witnesses and in particular anyone who saw a white van in the vicinity.

“We do believe this was an isolated incident, thankfully the woman was not seriously injured, she has been safeguarded and we have specially trained officers providing her with help and support.

“We have assigned additional resources in the district to assist with our investigation into this incident.

“We have increased our high visibility patrols in and around the area to provide additional reassurance to the local community.

“I would urge anyone who has witnessed anything or has any further information to come forward and assist us with our ongoing enquiries.”

Anyone with any information that could help is asked to call police on 101 quoting crime reference number 13210381912 or by using the live chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website.

Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.