Police have launched an appeal after a man was stabbed on a bus in Birmingham.

West Midlands Police said the man, who was a passenger on the 8A bus on Golden Hillcock Road, was approached by two people who stole his phone before stabbing him. 

The incident happened shortly before 5pm on Friday (November 15). 

The two suspects got off the bus and left the area, leaving the man with a punctured lung. 

Police are now appealing for information from anyone else who was on the bus or recognises the two people in the CCTV footage that they would like to speak to as part of their enquiries. 

A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: "Recognise these people? We're looking to speak to them after a man was stabbed on a bus in Birmingham.

"We're asking anyone else who was on the bus, or who recognises these two people, to get in touch with us.

"Contact us via 101 or Live Chat quoting crime number 20/970558/24."