POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was slashed in the face following a road dispute.

The man, 52, had been travelling along Meridian Way, Edmonton, when he was involved in a minor collision with another vehicle.

After getting out of his car to check the damage, the victim had an exchange of words with the other driver involved, who then produced a knife and cut his victim's face before making off in a grey Ford transit van.

The man is described as black, 6ft tall, around 30-years-old and wearing a red jumper with blue jeans.

The incident happened in Glover Drive, opposite Ikea, on Monday, December 24, around 11pm.

Anyone with information is asked to call DC Matt Barber on 020 8345 4334 or to ring Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.