A MAN was assaulted and knocked off his e-bike by two men on a motorcycle.

Detectives are continuing in their appeal for information following the incident, which occurred in the Eastgate area of Accrington on January 30.

The victim was punched in the face by one of the suspects before his e-bike was stolen.,

No arrests have been made.

DC Josh Boswell, of East CID, said: “This was a nasty attack which left the victim very shaken.

“The public response to our appeal has been overwhelmingly positive and we have since managed to return the bike to the victim.

“Our investigation is still very much ongoing and I would ask anybody who has information on the identity of the offenders to make contact with the police.”

Anyone with information is asked to email 5004@lancashire.police.uk or call 101, quoting log 0351 of January 30, 2022.