Seven people are assisting police with inquiries after a man sustained a stab wound during an altercation on the Gold Coast Highway last night.
It will be alleged three men were travelling in a car through Broadbeach when they stopped at a set of lights between Hooker Boulevard and Pacific Fair Drive around 10.40pm.
It is further alleged a bottle was thrown at the vehicle from a nearby car, striking the back passenger window.
A 27-year-old man exited the vehicle and another bottle was thrown, hitting him on the side of his head.
A group of males then descended on the injured man and allegedly stabbed him with unknown object in the back before driving away in a white sedan.
Police attended the scene and the white sedan was intercepted on a street nearby shortly after.
The seven alleged occupants of the vehicle fled on foot however were quickly arrested.
The 27-year-old man was taken to hospital in a stable condition. The parties involved were not known to each other.
Three boys aged 16, a 17-year-old boy, and three men aged 18, 19 and 25 are in police custody and assisting with inquiries.
Investigations are continuing.
