Saanich police are investigating a bizarre incident last night when a man accidentally cut himself while trying to puncture a tire in the parking lot of Pearkes Arena.
Police say a 37 year old Esquimalt man who had been at the arena got angry when he returned to the parking lot to discover another car parked too close to his vehicle.
They say the man retrieved a knife and punctured the tire of the offending vehicle, but wound up stabbing himself in the leg.
The man got into his car and started bleeding heavily. While trying to drive himself to the hospital he then pulled over to call for an ambulance.
The man had severed an artery and required surgery
As he recuperates in hospital Saanich Police are continuing their criminal investigation.