Huge police operation in Kingthorpe area of Northampton after suspected stabbing
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Police have set up a major cordon after a suspected stabbing that has brought a suburb of Northampton to a standstill.
Emergency vehicles and the air ambulance are at the scene near the Cock Inn in Harborough Road in the Kingsthorpe area.
Eyewitnesses told ITV News Anglia they saw a fight between teenagers in the road, before a knife was drawn.
Northamptonshire Police tweeted to ask people to avoid the area, but have not provided details about the nature of the incident.
An eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous, told ITV News Anglia he drove past the scene and saw the incident unfold.
He said a group of school pupils were walking home when two others approached them and began fighting with a boy.
He said he believed one of the two "pulled a knife out and appeared to hit his upper body".
"He then dropped straight to the ground," he said, adding that the attackers ran away as the victim's friends tried to help.
He said passing motorists stopped their cars to try and help and he called the ambulance.
On Twitter, police said: "We’re currently at the scene of an incident in Harborough Road, Northampton.
"The road is closed between the Cock Hotel junction and the Kingsthorpe Waitrose.
"Members of the public are asked to find an alternative route until further notice."
Delays are being reported on nearby roads and traffic has built up in the area.
Bus operator Stagecoach said buses through Kingsthorpe had been diverted via Kettering Road to Moulton Park.
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