VIDEO: Gang kicked man 'like a pack of wild animals' in Blackpool

A vicious gang was caught on camera throwing traffic cones and battering a man as he laid on the ground.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Sep 2018, 10:54 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2018, 10:57 BST
An image taken from the video shows a man on the groundAn image taken from the video shows a man on the ground
An image taken from the video shows a man on the ground

The shocking attack allegedly took place at around 3am on Saturday on Springfield Road heading onto Blackpool Promenade.

It was caught on camera by a taxi driver, who wished to remain anonymous, who was working in the area at the time.

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He said: “I was coming down the Prom and heard this commotion. I saw the size of the crew that was coming so I got my phone out and when I saw the lad on the floor I shouted at them.

An image taken from the video shows a man on the groundAn image taken from the video shows a man on the ground
An image taken from the video shows a man on the ground

“You can hear all the taxis beeping.

“One of the lads came over to me and said ‘you have to help us’ and I got them into the cab and I drove them out of The Strand.

“The lad that was on the floor was in a bad way. He had blood coming out of his mouth.”

He said that several of the young people seen in the video were familiar faces in Blackpool town centre.

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“They were like a pack of wild animals," he said. “As a kid you get into scrapes but five, six or seven people jumping on somebody like that is disgusting, and I don’t think they realise how serious it is.”

The Gazette contacted police for comment but a spokesman was not able to find any report of the incident.