A man has been stabbed in the Brookhouse area of Blackburn.

Police said the man, who is in his 20s, suffered a single stab wound to his back after being attacked in Randal Street.

The incident happened around 6.45pm last night.

The man was taken to Royal Preston Hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

Pictures on social media show an ambulance near the Griller takeaway on Randal Street.

No arrest has been made.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting log number 1253 of March 15, 2018.