A man has been seriously injured by a group of men with baseball bats in Paisley in what has been described as a ‘vicious’ and ‘targeted’ attack.

At around, 1.20pm on Saturday, October 29 a 45-year-old man was chased by a white car on Whitesbridge Avenue.

Four men are said to have exited the vehicle and began to run after the man before assaulting him.

They then returned to the car before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction.

The man was left with ‘serious’ injuries as a result and was rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he remains now.

Cops have today released descriptions of the suspects and are reviewing CCTV footage in the hopes of tracking them down.

The first man is described as white, in his early 40s, with a stocky build, heavy stubble and short brown hair.

He was wearing a black tracksuit top with white writing on the chest and black tracksuit bottoms.

The second is white and was wearing a grey puffer-style jacket zipped to the top with the hood up.

A third is white and approximately 5’11” to 6’ tall with a slim build.

He was wearing a full black tracksuit with the hood up.

There is no information on the fourth suspect at this time.

Detective Constable James Campbell, Paisley CID, said: “While enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding this attack, we believe it to be targeted.

“It was a vicious assault that happened in the middle of the day, weapons were used and the man has been badly injured.

"We would appeal to anyone who may have seen the attack take place, who may have doorbell or dash-cam footage capturing the incident, or who has any information that will assist the investigation to come forward.

“Information can be passed to police via 101. Please quote reference number 1791 of Saturday, October 2022 29 when calling.

"Alternatively, details can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”