POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a delivery driver in Belbroughton.

It happened on the A491 at about 2.50pm on Tuesday (September 23) when the victim, a driver in his 40s, was driving from Hagley towards the M5 and pulled into a lay-by to do his paperwork.

He noticed a black car, similar to a Honda Prelude, pull up behind him.

Two men got out of the vehicle, went up to the victim’s vehicle and accused him of damaging his mirror.

The first man then punched him to the face, causing a small cut to his eyebrow, a lump under the eye and bruising to the top of his nose. The other man was swinging nunchucks (a martial arts weapon) around.

The victim managed to punch first man, knocking him to the floor. He got up and both men returned to their car and drove off along the A491.

Both men were Asian.

The first man, who was driving, is described 5ft 8in tall, slim, aged about 20, with a thin goatie beard, and short dark hair. He was wearing a black fleece jacket with the word Bench on the back collar and dark jeans.

The second man was 5ft 7ins to 5ft 8ins tall, plumper than the first man, aged about 19, clean shaven, with short spiky dark hair and wearing a black/grey tracksuit.

The vehicle’s registration plate began with an R and ended in TU or TV. It had a yellow symbol hanging from rear view mirror.

Witnesses or anyone with information are asked to contact PC Jenni Price at Rubery Police Station on 08457 444888 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111