Schoolboy, 14, stabbed to dying on London bus | EUROtoday

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A 14-year-old schoolboy has been stabbed to dying on a bus in south-east London, the Metropolitan Police stated.

The teenager was handled on the scene in Woolwich however died quickly after medics arrived, the pressure stated.

The teenager was on a route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road close to the junction with the A205 South Circular Road, near the Woolwich Ferry.

Police had been referred to as at 2.28pm on Tuesday and no arrests have but been made.

Police cordons and street closures stay in place while emergency providers perform inquiries.

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A girl working at a close-by church stated she noticed an air ambulance and different emergency service autos arrive on the scene, however didn’t see any of the passengers from the bus.

Some 10 youngsters had been killed in London final yr, 9 of whom had been the victims of stabbing whereas one died in a capturing, in keeping with newest knowledge.

This was down sharply from 21 teenage deaths within the capital in 2023.

The youngest sufferer in 2024 was aged 14.