Prince George, B.C. – One man was taken to University Hospital of Northern B.C. early this morning following an assault downtown.

Around 3:15 a.m. the man was walking near a bar in the 1200 block First Avenue when he was in the face with a metal object by a male assailant. The suspect is described as having black hair, distinctive ears, 5-foot-10 and wearing a white T-shirt. He fled the scene in a tan or beige Chev Avalance o5r GMC 1500. A partial licence plate given to police included the letters DW and numbers 43.

Police are asking anyone with information about the attack to call the Prince George detachment or crimestoppers.