Police are appealing for witnesses after a person was hit by a vehicle and assaulted in Napier.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Latham St and Bedford Rd about 3.20pm on Monday.

Police say the victim was working on a vehicle outside an address when two vehicles arrived described as a white Japanese-manufactured sedan and a silver Ford Mondeo.

An altercation took place involving multiple people before the white vehicle drove into the victim.

He was then assaulted while on the ground, police said.