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Duo arrested following Somerton road rage assault

Police have arrested two men following a road rage incident where the victim was allegedly assaulted by a group of motorcyclists on February 6.

It is understood a man was travelling north on Sydney Road in a black Volkswagen Golf sedan when a group of motorcyclists drove erratically in front of him about 10.30pm.

There was allegedly an altercation between the driver and the riders at the intersection of Sydney Road.

The riders allegedly assaulted the 46-year-old Donnybrook man, who was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 17-year-old Greenvale teen and a 19-year-old Altona Meadows man were arrested after police executed search warrants earlier this week.

Police also seized clothing, mobile phones, computers, and CCTV systems.

The pair have since been released, and are expected to be charged on summons with dangerous driving offences.

Police will allege that the group was undertaking in an organised high risk riding event prior to the assault occurring.

Enquiries are ongoing into the identity of the other motorcyclists involved in the assault and investigators have released CCTV footage of a rider they wish to speak to.

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