A 28-year-old Vancouver man is in custody after a Tuesday afternoon assault in Uptown New Westminster.

At 1 p.m., New Westminster police responded to a call in the 600 block of Princess Street.

When they arrived, they found a 56-year-old man with injuries.

Witnesses told the police that the man had tried to park his commercial vehicle in a loading zone while another driver wanted to do the same with his own commercial vehicle.

According to a press release from New Westminster Police Service Sgt. Gary Weishaar, the second driver became enraged, punching and kicking the victim before driving away from the area.

One witness took a photograph of the incident and soon afterwards, the police located the second man and his car, parked at the end of the street.

A 28-year-old Vancouver man is in custody and police are recommending charges of assault and uttering threats.