Police are appealing for public assistance after a taxi driver was stabbed by a passenger early this morning in Albury.

Just before 4am (Sunday 28 December 2014), a 35-year-old taxi driver picked up a male passenger at a taxi rank near the corner of Olive and Dean Streets.

As the cab approached Kurrajong Crescent in West Albury, the passenger got out and asked the driver to also get out; however he remained inside the vehicle.

The passenger approached the driver’s door and began stabbing the man, also damaging the vehicle’s door before running off.

Emergency services were contacted and the injured driver was assessed by Ambulance Paramedics and taken to Albury Base Hospital for treatment of four stab wounds to his arm and hand.

Detectives from Albury Local Area Command are investigating the incident and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The man has been described as being of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander appearance, 25-30 years of age, unshaven, with a thin build and dark hair.