Three people rushed to hospital after triple stabbing at train station during rush hour

Three men have been stabbed outside a Tube station in north west London this evening.

Metropolitan Police and the London Ambulance Service rushed to Harrow on the Hill station at 5.18pm to reports of a stabbing.

They found three men at the scene with stab wounds and police arrested a man on suspicion of assault.

The tube station was closed after the knife attack, but has now been reopened.

The men were treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital.

Two of the men have been assessed as in a non life-threatening condition, while the state of the third man is unclear.

• Footage circulating on social media shows chaotic scenes with emergency services responding to the stabbing.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Police were called to Harrow on the Hill at 5.18pm on Wednesday 9 November to reports of a stabbing. Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service (LAS). Three males were found with stab wounds.

"They were treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. The condition of two of the males has been assessed as non life-threatening.

"Another male was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault. He has been taken into custody. A crime scene has been put in place. Enquiries continue."

The station has been cordoned off as police launched an investigation into the rush hour knife attack.

Chiltern Railways said in a statement: “Due to the police dealing with an incident at Harrow-On-The-Hill fewer trains are able to run on all lines.

"No services can call at Harrow-On-The-Hill at present”

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