A man has been repeatedly stabbed after being approached by a gang of men in a late night attack.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the stabbing which took place in Springfield Road in Chelmsford in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Officers were called to the incident shortly before 2.30am having received reports that a 25-year-old man had been attacked, while at a nearby taxi rank.

Five men in dark-coloured clothing approached the victim from the direction of High Bridge Road, stabbed him multiple times, before making off in the same direction. 

The victim sustained a number of injuries but they were not life threatening or life changing. 

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information, is asked to contact Chelmsford CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.