Police have launched a manhunt after a woman was the victim of an attempted rape having been dragged into bushes by the side of a Northamptonshire road in a terrifying early morning attack.
The 33-year-old woman was attacked in Sywell Road, Wellingborough, during the early hours of Sunday morning.
The woman was approached and assaulted by a man at around 5.10am, as she walked along Sywell Road. The man tried to drag her into bushes at the side of the road but she fought him off and ran into Medway Drive where she raised the alarm.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said: “We are particularly keen to talk to the driver of a white car or van that was travelling along Sywell Road at around this time of the morning, as he or she may hold vital information about this incident.
“The offender is described as a white man with tanned skin, about 5ft 10in and of slim build with short straight dark brown hair. He was aged around 25-30, clean shaven and had black lines under his eyes.”
Extra Safer Community Team patrols will be covering the Sywell Road area of Wellingborough in the wake of the attack.
Witnesses can call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.