A teenager was taken to hospital after being stabbed as a mass brawl broke out in a Stoke-on-Trent street - in the middle of the day.

Emergency services then descended on Sneyd Green on Monday afternoon (May 18) after youths carrying weapons started fighting in Ralph Street.

A 15-year-old boy was rushed to the Royal Stoke University Hospital after being attacked with what believed to be a machete.

His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

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At least three police cars and an ambulance were spotted in nearby Repington Road close to the Premier store at just before 5pm as an investigation got underway.

No arrests have been made at this stage.

An eye-witness told StokeonTrentLive: "It happened near the  Sneyd Green shops. A lad of about 15 there was a big fight first.

"He then got stabbed or slashed on the arm with a machete. There must have been about 20 kids there."

Police are now appealing for witnesses but the victim has not made a formal complaint.

A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Officers were called to a report of a disorder in a park involving weapons near Ralph Street in Sneyd Green in Stoke-on-Trent at 4.43pm yesterday (May 18).

"Colleagues from West Midlands Ambulance Service attended and took a 15-year-old boy to hospital with an arm injury.

"Inquiries are on-going however the teenager does not wish to pursue a complaint at this time."

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called at 4.43pm yesterday to reports of a stabbing in Arkwright Grove in Sneyd Green.

"One ambulance attended the scene. We treated one patient, a teenage boy, for injuries not believed to be life threatening before taking him to hospital for further treatment.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Staffordshire Police on 101 or message on Facebook or Twitter quoting incident number 423 of May 18. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.