Police are searching for three people involved in a violent carjacking at Wallsend.
A 31-year-old man was returning to the Ibis Hotel on Thomas Street at 2.00am on Friday when he was set upon by 2 men and a woman in the car park.
The trio made off with the man's silver Honda Civic.
The man suffered a nasty cut to the head during the incident and was taken by ambulance to the John Hunter Hospital for treatment.
Police say it's believed the victim and his attackers knew each other.
