Two men were seriously injured during an incident at a home unit near Newcastle overnight.

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Police sought information from the community after two men were seriously injured in an accident at a housing unit near Newcastle during the night. Monday, January 7, 2019, between 12:15 pm and 12:30 pm,a physical altercation has taken place between three men in a unit, on Light Street at Bar Beach.

Emergency services were called because after the fight, a 50-year-old man and a 46-year-old man were stabbed at the door.

Police officers from the Newcastle City Police District were present and identified the wounded men at another nearby house on Nickson Street.

The men were treated at the scene by paramedics at NSW before being transferred to John Hunter Hospital. Both men were in a serious but stable condition.

Investigations continued, police said.