Road rage victim fights for life

A 20-year-old man is fighting for life in hospital today after being attacked with a wheel brace in a road rage incident at traffic lights in south London.

The black victim was a passenger in a silver Renault Clio when an argument broke out with three Asian men in a K-reg red Toyota on London Road in Croydon last night.

He was beaten by at least two of the men and suffered a fractured skull. He was being treated in an unnamed south London hospital today where his condition was described as critical.

The fight was seen Raj Prasad from his supermarket. He said: "The driver of the Clio, who was wearing shorts, was being from held by one guy and hit by another all over his head and body with a stick - it looked like a snooker cue.

He said: "Guys from the Toyota jumped on him and the black guy fell to the ground on his back. It looked like he hit his head on the pavement with the men on him. Afterwards I saw a pool of blood."

Two men in their midtwenties are being questioned at south Norwood police station. Police are appealing for witnesses. Ring 020 8649 1220.