Security guard stabbed outside Melbourne Woolworths

A man, believed to be a security guard, has been stabbed outside a Melbourne supermarket overnight.

The altercation broke out between the man and two other men just before 7pm outside a Woolworths on Main Road East in St Albans.

It's understood that the man was stabbed before two offenders ran from the scene.

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Police are still trying to track them down.

The security guard was taken to hospital for treatment.

His condition is unknown.