- Dispute broke out on the 14 bus as it travelled through Nechells, Birmingham
- The victim is believed to have been struck on the head with an axe
- He is still in hospital while the gang of five are still on the run from police
Police are hunting an axe-wielding man and his gang who attacked a 26-year-old passenger after a row broke out on the top deck of a bus.
The shocking assault happened just after 3.30pm in the Nechells area of Birmingham on Friday.
CCTV images have been released of five men involved in the dispute on the city’s number 14 bus.
One of the gang hit the victim on the head with an axe, leaving him in hospital, police say.
The shocking assault happened just after 3.30pm as the 14 bus (pictured) travelled through the Nechells area of Birmingham on Friday
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: ‘It is believed a group of five men became involved in a dispute with a 26-year-old man on the top deck of the bus as it travelled along Saltley Road in Nechells just after 3.30pm.
‘The man is believed to have been hit on the head with an axe, causing him serious injury. He remains in hospital.’
A West Midlands Police spokesman told MailOnline some members of the gang had been identified but not yet arrested.
Anyone who recognises those in the pictures is asked to contact PC Aman Dhesi from the Perry Barr Investigation team on 101, quoting 20BW/270664C/17.
Information can also be given anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.