Three men have been arrested after a triple stabbing on a busy London high street.
Police and paramedics were called to the A3 Clapham High Street, at the junction with Bedford Road, not long after 9pm on Thursday.
One man was found injured at the scene, and he was taken to a major trauma centre.
Two more men later went to hospital, and their injuries have been described as non-life threatening or life-changing.
All three men have now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
An employee at a takeaway on Clapham High Street, who didn’t want to be named, described the incident as ‘quite shocking and quite surprising’.
He told Metro: ‘We hadn’t heard about the incident until the police came this morning to ask us for our CCTV, but our cameras aren’t working.’
The high street was cordoned off by police well into the morning, impacting rush hour traffic and local buses, but the cordon has since been lifted.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: ‘On Thursday, April 10 police were called to Clapham High Street following reports of a stabbing.
‘Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service who treated one man on scene for stab wounds before taking him to hospital.
‘Two further men self-presented at hospital. Their injuries have been confirmed as non-life threatening or life-changing.
‘They have all been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The investigation is ongoing.’
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A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: ‘We were called at 9.09pm on Thursday to reports of a stabbing at the junction of Clapham High Street and Bedford Road, SW4.
‘We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car and an incident response officer.
‘We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance. Our first paramedic arrived in four minutes.
‘We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.’
The Met asks anyone who saw what happened or might have footage of the incident to get in touch.
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