A Devonshire man has been injured following an altercation with two other men on Front Street.

At around 9:50pm on Friday night, the 41-year-old man was standing with a 21-year-old Warwick man outside Port-O-Call when he was approached by two unknown men.

It is understood that the Devonshire man was pushed to the ground and struck his head on the pavement. The two unknown men then fled the scene on foot.

Members of the public gave the man first aid and the injured man was taken to hospital for further medical treatment.

Inquiries are ongoing and any witnesses who have not already come forward, including persons who were in the vicinity of Port O’ Call on Front Street around 9:45pm on Friday when the confrontation occurred between two pairs of white men, should contact the main police telephone number 295-0011.