A teenage cyclist was left with a broken collarbone and cuts to his mouth, following an attack as he was riding along a Coventry street.

The victim and a friend were cycling along Bird Street, into Stoney Stanton Road, in Hillfields when they saw a group of about 10 men.

A police spokesman said:

“One of this group of men then ran behind the 19-year-old man punching him in the back of the head and causing him to fall from his bike to the ground.

“He then kicked at the victim before running off. The victim suffered a broken collar bone and had to have four stitches to a cut to his mouth following the incident.”

The attacker was descibed as a mixed-race male, about 5ft 8in, with cropped hair. 

The un-named victim from Coundon was set upon about 10.30pm on Saturday and then taken to the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital.