POLICE are hunting a man who attacked a father as he waited at a bus stop in Pitsea.

Emergency services were called to The Broadway at about 4pm on Wednesday night after a man was slashed across the face at the stop opposite Subway.

The man, aged in his forties, was taken to Basildon Hospital by paramedics for treatment for facial injuries.

His condition is not life threatening.

The suspect has been identified to police officers who are today making efforts to arrest him.

It is thought the victim and the attacker are known to each other and the incident could be drugs-related.

Anyone with information, who have not yet contact police should contact detectives at Basildon CID on 101.