FOUR men have been taken to hospital with stab wounds following an incident this afternoon (Saturday) at the Knutsford services on the M6.

A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “At 2.02pm police received reports of four men on motorbikes having received stab wounds following a disturbance at Knutsford services on the M6.

“Four men have been taken to hospital by ambulance and air ambulance with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

“Officers will be patrolling Knutsford services to provide reassurance. A full closure was put in place between junction 18 to junction 20 on the M6, but this has now been lifted.”

Anyone who may have witnessed the disturbance or has any information is asked to contact Cheshire Police on 101 or give the details via cheshire.police.uk/contact/general-enquiries quoting IML 423001.