Two men are recovering from stab wounds and another has been arrested after a dispute involving a taxi in Vancouver early Sunday morning.
Police said two men flagged down a taxi at Hamilton and Davie streets in Yaletown shortly after 1:30 a.m.
As the men were getting into the cab, a fight broke out between the two victims and two other men who claimed the taxi was theirs.
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During the fight, the two victims were stabbed, according to police.
The two men were taken to hospital with serious stab wounds, but are in stable condition.
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A short distance away, police found the other two men believed to have been involved in the fight.
A 24-year-old man from Surrey was arrested and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of assault causing bodily harm.
The suspect remains in custody.
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