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1 man cut, another hit with a baseball bat after road rage incident in Seattle

The incident happened before 3 p.m. in the 9900 block of Holman Road NW, Seattle police said.
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SEATTLE — One man was cut several times with a knife and another was hit with a baseball bat during a road rage incident in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood.

Police responded to the 9900 block of Holman Road NW around 2:40 p.m. 

The driver of a van had a road rage altercation with the driver of a Ford Mustang along Holman Road. Though exact details aren't clear, a passenger of one of the vehicles said honking was involved and one car was cut off and brake-checked, according to police.

The 20-year-old driver of the Mustang pulled into a parking lot and the driver of the van followed.

According to the driver of the Mustang, the driver of the van confronted him, punching him in the face. The driver of the Mustang pulled out a knife and slashed the van driver multiple times, according to police. 

A passenger in the van saw the driver get cut, grabbed a baseball bat and hit the Mustang driver in the back. 

The man driving the Mustang ran and called 911.

The 47-year-old van driver was treated by medics and taken to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition. 

Police spoke with all four occupants of the two vehicles, but no additional witnesses saw the even from beginning to end. because the reporting parties were involved in the incident and accounts differ, police released them all at the scene.

Police will continue to review surveillance footage and investigate.

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