A TEENAGER was stabbed in the leg when he was attacked by a gang.

The 16-year-old boy was walking along Heywood Road in Whitefield with two friends when he was confronted by a group of youths at around 9.30pm.

The three boys ran off along St Mary's Road where the boy was stabbed.

Officers are keen to trace a black car, possibly a Ford Focus or Vauxhall Astra, which was at the scene at the time of the incident.

The boy was taken to hospital where he is said to be in a stable condition.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Bury CID on 0161 856 8150 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.