A MAN needed hospital treatment after he was beaten up while travelling on a bus.

The victim had been attacked while he was travelling on the 102 First National bus in Hereford.

The attacker is believed to have got on the bus at an earlier stop in Bobblestock with another man and a woman with a child.

The offender is described as a 30-year-old man with short dark hair, a round face, clean-shaven, wearing dark clothing and who spoke with an Irish accent.

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Police want to speak to the woman with the child as she may know the offender.

She is described as about 25 years old with light brown hair tied back, with freckles.

The second man who got on at the same stop as the offender was about 30 years old and spoke with an Irish accent.

He wore dark clothing, had short dark hair and was clean-shaven.

The incident happened at around 5pm on Wednesday, May 7.

Witnesses should contact PC Richard Pearce at Hereford Police on 08457 444888 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.