Teenager dies after being found on fire in London street

Police said the death of an 18-year-old woman who died after being found on fire in a London street appeared "non-suspicious" but appealed for any witnesses.

Scotland Yard confirmed that the teenager had a young son, who was being looked after by relatives when she died and remains in their care.

Police are seeking three people who rushed to the woman's aid and tried to put out the flames in New Malden, south-west London.

An 18-year-old woman died after being found on fire in the south-west London suburb of New Malden, which is in the borough of Kingston upon Thames.

A teenager has died after she was found on fire in south-west London. Police and the London Fire Brigade were called to a level crossing on West Barnes Lane, New Malden, where they found the 18-year-old on fire. They put out the blaze but the woman died at the scene.

A formal identification is yet to be made, but police believe they know the identity of the woman and her next of kin have been notified. The cause of the fire is being investigated, and police are treating the death as unexplained. It's believed the fire started at a nearby home in Linkway

The 18-year-old woman who died this morning after being found on fire suffered burns on every part of her body, the London Fire Brigade has said.

Police, medics and firefighters were called at 1.10am to a level crossing near a Tesco branch in New Malden.

Witnesses or anyone with information about the incident should call 101.