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The Gap stabbing: Man in hospital after suspected road rage incident at intersection

A manhunt is under way and a motorist is fighting for life after he was stabbed in a possible road rage incident at an intersection in Brisbane’s west overnight.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Chaprowe Rd and Settlement Rd in The Gap at 7:30pm. Picture: Queensland Police
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Chaprowe Rd and Settlement Rd in The Gap at 7:30pm. Picture: Queensland Police

A man is fighting for life after he was stabbed in a possible road rage incident at an intersection in an affluent Brisbane Suburb.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Chaprowe Rd and Settlement Rd in The Gap at 7:30pm on Tuesday to reports a motorist – a man in his 40s – had received stab wounds to his arm and leg.

He was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition.

The other man drove away from the scene in a black Nissan X-Trail.

Police are investigating several lines of inquiry, including whether the incident was road rage, and are searching for the driver of the X-Trail.

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