A man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after an early morning attack at a Glasgow train station.

Emergency services raced to Westerton station at around 1.15am where a man had been stabbed following an altercation with another man, who was part of a bigger group.

He remains in hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment to life-threatening injuries.

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Police are now searching for people in connection to the incident, which includes a taxi driver who dropped off the suspect at the station just moments before the assault.

They are also looking for three men and one woman, and are urgently appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

The first man in the group is described as white and of a slim build, in his late teens. He was wearing a black baseball cap, black jumper, black body warmer and black jogging bottoms.

The second man was also white and of slim build, in his late teens and had short, dark shaven hair.

He was wearing a grey jumper with red, white and black shapes on the chest, and blue jogging bottoms and grey trainers.

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The third man was white, of large build and in his late teens. He was wearing a black and olive green North Face jacket and black trainers.

The woman was white of slim build, late teens and had long dark hair. She was wearing a yellow/green jumper, blue jeans and blue and white trainers.

DC Lorna White from British Transport Police, said: “This was a very serious incident and we are urgently appealing for witnesses to get in touch.

"In particular, we are keen to trace the driver of a dark coloured taxi which dropped off the suspect at the station just moments before the assault at approximately 1.15am.

"If you were this driver, or were near to Westerton station please get in touch as soon as possible.” 

Anyone with any information, or who recognises someone matching the above descriptions should contact BTP by sending a text to 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 37 of June 16, 2019.

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