Three suffer knife wounds in a fight at a bus station

Three people have been taken to hospital with knife wounds after a fight at a bus station.

Northumbria Police said it was called to Blyth bus station in Northumberland shortly after 00:50 GMT.

Three men were found with non-life-threatening knife injuries and taken to hospital. Two have since been fired, police said.

A 30-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack and was in custody.

Cordons remain in place in parts of the city, including one around the bus station.

“An investigation has been launched to determine the full circumstances and locate those involved,” a spokesperson said.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service said its intensive care team was “activated” at 01:03 GMT after reports of an attack in the Bridge Street area of ​​Blyth.

It said its team had worked with the North East Ambulance Service to treat three patients.

Bus operator Arriva North East said the bus station was closed due to “a police incident” but services will instead depart from a number of locations including Union Street, Regent Street and the Oddfellow Arms bus stop.