POLICE sealed off a stretch of Grimsby Road in Cleethorpes after a man was brutally assaulted by three others.
Eyewitnesses saw the victim on the ground being kicked in the head before the three men ran off towards Cleethorpes.
The attack at 6.45pm yesterday happened near the junction with Barcroft Street.
Horrified onlookers gave details of the men as police arrived at the scene and other officers in patrol cars went hunting for them.
Paramedics from East Midlands Ambulance Service treated the 23-year-old victim, who was covered in blood.
Security guard at the Tesco store in Grimsby Road, Lewis Volley, said: "I saw the traffic start to slow down. I saw the three men stomping on his head and kicking him and then they ran off.
Another passerby, who did not wish to be named, said: "When I first saw the man on the ground I thought he had been hit hard by a car.
"There were three men who set upon this guy. They were punching him and kicking him in the head.
"There were women screaming as it was going on."
He added: "It was incredible how quickly people went in to give him first aid. His face was totally covered in blood."
Another witness said: "It was good to see the emergency services on the scene so quickly. There were a lot who came to the man's assistance and got details from witnesses. Then there were several police vehicles heading up the road to find them."
Officers sealed off the area outside a row of shops as a number of people who saw the attack were comforted by paramedics.
Police later arrested two men near the junction of Blundell Avenue, Cleethorpes.
A resident said he saw the two men laid on the ground handcuffed. He said: "One of them went quietly with the officers but the other was shouting and wrestling."
