A 41-YEAR-OLD suffered a fractured eye socket after a recurring fight in Thornaby.

Police are trying to trace the driver of a car who might have seen the scuffle which started in the car park park of the Oddfellows Pub on Thornaby Road before it ended before flaring up again on Green Lane Upper.

A gold-coloured car stopped near the men and a driver got out and tried to separate the men.

The 41-year-old not only sustained a fractured eye socket but lost his tooth and had grazes to his head, elbow and hands. A 50-year-old man has been interviewed voluntarily by police.

The fight happened at about 5pm on Sunday, April 24.

Officers want the driver of gold coloured vehicle to contact them on the non-emergency number 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111 or crimestoppers-uk.org.