London bloodbath: Boy, 16, rushed to hospital after being stabbed near underground
A TEENAGER has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed just before 5.30pm near Dagenham Heathway Underground Station on Heathway.
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The Met, London Ambulance Service and a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service unit were dispatched to the scene.
A boy was treated by London Ambulance, assisted by doctors from the London Air Ambulance.
One Twitter user said he saw the air ambulance land near Heathway Hill.
Photographs of the scene shows a huge crowd gathered on the pavement with a police car and ambulance stationed nearby.
A passerby who witnessed the emergency response said they felt “horrified” at the knife crime.
He told the Standard: “I hope and pray the young lad recovers quickly.”
Dagenham Heathway is believed to have been closed off by Barclays bank toward the station.
Scotland Yard await an update on the victim’s condition.
There have been no arrests so far and a crime scene remains.
A police spokesman said: “Police were called at 5.20pm to reports of a stabbing outside Dagenham Heathway Station.
“Officers, LAS and HEMS attended.
“The victim, a 16-year-old male has been taken to hospital.
“We await an update on his condition.
“No arrests enquiries continue.”
Barking and Dagenham Police tweeted: "Police are currently dealing with a serious assault on the Heathway, Dagenham.
"The male has been taken to an east London hospital by @Ldn_Ambulance for treatment. Police cordons and a crime scene has been implemented."