Scene of Blackpool stabbing as police close Squires Gate Lane near airport, October 3, 2024
A major road in Blackpool is closed this morning after a man was stabbed in the resort last night.
Police were called to the stabbing in Squires Gate Lane near Blackpool Airport around 7pm.
A man in his 30s was taken to hospital but the knifeman has not been arrested at this stage, say Lancashire Police.
The force believes the stabbing was a targeted attack and there is no wider threat to the public.
Squires Gate Lane is currently closed between Starr Gate and Stony Hill Avenue while police continue to investigate this morning.
Police were called to the stabbing in Squires Gate Lane near Blackpool Airport around 7pm.
A man in his 30s was taken to hospital but the knifeman has not been arrested at this stage, say Lancashire Police.
The force believes the stabbing was a targeted attack and there is no wider threat to the public.
Squires Gate Lane is currently closed between Starr Gate and Stony Hill Avenue while police continue to investigate this morning.
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00:00A major road in Blackpool is closed today after a man was stabbed in the resort last
00:05night. Police were called to the stabbing in Squiresgate Lane near Blackpool Airport
00:08around 7pm. A man in his 30s was taken to hospital but the knife man has not been arrested
00:13at this stage. The force believes the stabbing was a targeted attack and there is no wider
00:19threat to the public. Squiresgate Lane is currently closed between Stargate and Stoney
00:24Hill Avenue. A police spokesperson said, We were called at 6.59pm yesterday to Squiresgate
00:33Lane in Blackpool to a report of an assault. Our officers attended and found that a man
00:37in his 30s had been assaulted and had suffered stab injuries. He was taken to hospital where
00:43he is being treated for his injuries. We believe this was a targeted attack and there is no
00:47wider threat to the public. Squiresgate Lane is currently closed between Stargate and Stoney
00:51Hill Avenue and we ask you to avoid the area. Any witnesses, anyone with information or
00:56anyone with dash cam footage from the area should contact police on 101 quoting log 1204
01:03of 2nd October 2024. We have visited the scene this morning in Squiresgate and this is what
01:10it looks like.