Road rage victim 'had hot coffee thrown on them'

A Google maps screenshot of Devizes Road. IT is a straight residential street with terraced brick houses and an elevated grassy patch beside the pavementImage source, Google
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The incident, involving two vehicles, occurred on Devizes Road in Salisbury

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Police are searching for a driver who threw hot coffee over a man and punched him in the face during a road rage incident.

Wiltshire Police say at around 06:55 BST on 14 August, a vehicle cut in front of another vehicle on Devizes Road, Salisbury, near the roundabout by Highbury Avenue.

One of the drivers got out and assaulted the victim, leaving him requiring hospital treatment.

It is believed the suspect was driving a silver Renault transit van.

Detectives want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, or has CCTV or doorbell camera footage which might aid their investigation.

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