Two hurt after mass brawl in Bedford

24 April 2019, 15:55 | Updated: 24 April 2019, 15:57

Two men have been badly injured after disorder's broken out in Bedford town centre.

Police were called to Prebend Street yesterday afternoon at around 5pm.
 
Two men were taken to hospital with serious, but not life threatening, injuries.
 
Police attended and two men were arrested in connection with the incident.
 
An investigation is ongoing and police are now appealing for information.
 
Detective Sergeant Simon Hancock, investigating, said:

“Violence of any kind won’t be tolerated. We’re taking this incident incredibly seriously and are working to establish more around the circumstances of the incident and what caused it.

Therefore we’re keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time, who may be able to provide vital information. In particular we’re keen to hear from anyone who has any phone or dash cam footage of the incident.”
 
Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 quoting reference number 40/23175/19.