A busy street in London’s Clapham has been closed off after an emergency incident. Police are on the scene in Beauchamp Road in Clapham, south London. An air ambulance was also seen landing on Clapham Common.
London Ambulance Service said it was called to reports of a stabbing around 3.20pm today (Tuesday) and a man was treated for stab wounds and taken to a major trauma centre.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:“We were called at 3.20pm today (21 October) to reports of a stabbing on Beauchamp Road, SW11.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic from our tactical response unit and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
“Our first paramedics arrived on scene in less than four minutes.
“We were treated a man for stab wounds and took him to a major trauma centre by road as a priority.”
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