Three men have been stabbed during a fight involving an axe and a samurai sword just yards from the homes of Premier League footballers.
Emergency services were called to Formby Beach in Sefton, Merseyside at around 7.10pm this evening, police said in a statement. The three men have been taken to hospital by air ambulance for treatment.
A witness told the Liverpool Echo a man was attacked with an axe and a samurai sword during the 'organised fight' at the National Trust site.
'The lad who was losing the fight pulled out an axe and hit the other lad with it,' he said.