Man stabbed near Parnell Place bus station in Cork City

The man was stabbed near the main bus station in the city centre

The victim fled the scene but collapsed soon after

A man has been stabbed at Parnell Place in Cork city today.

The victim fled the scene and managed to escape his attacker before he collapsed on the street.

He was attended to at the scene by first responders and has been taken to hospital by ambulance.

Gardaí remain at the scene.

It is understood that the man was stabbed by the main bus station in Cork city before he ran from his attacker, making it some distance up the road before he collapsed.

No arrests have been made yet, it is understood, but the area has significant CCTV cover and multiple witnesses were in the city centre location when the attack took place this evening.