Tooting stabbing: Two men knifed in broad daylight during fight outside busy south London Tube station
Two men have been stabbed in broad daylight after a fight broke out outside a busy south London Tube station.
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident in Upper Tooting Road at about 6pm on Saturday.
They found found two men suffering from stab injuries near Tooting Bec Tube station.
Scotland Yard could not confirm how serious their injuries are.
Roads have been closed for almost an hour, couldn’t get out the top of mine. Apparently someone has been stabbed #tooting #tootingbec #sw17 pic.twitter.com/m7Xj633R54
— Lucy P (@lucyparts) April 21, 2018
Shocked witnesses posted on social media as the scenes unfolded on Saturday evening.
Talks of another stabbing in #London after I came out of Tooting Bec Station to this. 😞 pic.twitter.com/O2YF02luLq
— Helen Louise Morris (@helenmorris86) April 21, 2018
One person wrote: "Carnage in Tooting Bec, blue lights everywhere & main road closed."
Carnage in Tooting Bec, blue lights everywhere & main road closed pic.twitter.com/1ECw8y90XT
— Helen (@helenwalsh) April 21, 2018
Another added: "A person has been stabbed in the road next to the pub I’m in in Tooting Bec."
A person has been stabbed in the road next to the pub I’m in in Tooting Bec pic.twitter.com/e14fyPs5a4
— Sam Petherick (@sampetherick) April 21, 2018
Images posted on social media show a large swathe of the road cordoned off and emergency services vehicles at the scene.
Upper Tooting Road currently closed due to police incident #tooting pic.twitter.com/jXeREre0V2
— SpiceVillage Tooting (@SpiceVilTooting) April 21, 2018
The incident comes after a 20-year-old man became the 39th person to be stabbed to death in London this year.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene in Finsbury Park in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Upper Tooting Road was closed between Tooting Bec and Beechcroft Road while a police investigation was carried out.
A Met Police spokesman said: “Police were called at approximately 6pm on Saturday, April 21 to reports of a fight in Upper Tooting Road at the junction with Noyna Road.
“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found two males, no further details, suffering stab injuries.
“Condition awaits. Officers from Wandsworth are on scene.
“A crime scene remains in place. No arrests and enquiries continue.”