A TEENAGER was attacked and had clothes and a watch stolen as he walked along Osborne Road, Lancaster at 1.50am on Saturday morning.

The 18-year-old was shouted at by three men sat in a dark navy blue maestro, who asked for the time and cigarettes.

Two of the men then got out and approached the young men. He was grabbed by his right shoulder and punched in the face, knocking him over a small garden wall.

The robbers then stole his baseball cap, ordered him to remove his jacket and took his jumper.

They debated stealing his trainers but decided they did not want them. One of the men then pulled out a five inch double edged combat knife and ordered the man to remove his watch. He handed over his watch after being threatened.

The men then returned to the car, having taken a Tag Heuer watch worth £400, a Helly Hansen jacket worth £60, a Timberland jumper worth £20 and a Nike cap worth £7.

The first man is described as light skinned, white, 18-19 years old, of skinny build, 6ft tall, wearing a cream baseball cap with a Nike tick, navy blue jacket with cream lining , blue tracksuit bottoms and white trainers. He spoke with a Manchester accent.

The second man is white, 18 to 19 years old, 5ft 8in tall, of stocky build, with short, dark hair. He wore a blue baseball cap, cream zip up jacket and dark jeans and spoke with a local accent.

The driver of the car, who did not leave the vehicle, is described as white, and wore glasses.

DI Andy Chambers of Lancaster police said: "We are keen to trace the car. We want to hear from anyone who saw the Maestro around the area that night."

Lancaster police can be contacted on 01524 63333.