Man and woman stabbed opposite station with busy road part shut
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Two people are in hospital after being stabbed in North London this afternoon (Thursday, April 25). A woman in her 20s and a man in his 50s, who know each other, were attacked on Kilburn High Road opposite the Overground station around midday. The woman was stabbed and the man suffered a slash wound to his hand. Both their injuries are non-life-threatening, said police. Paramedics were on the scene in under five minutes. A 21-year-old was also taken to hospital before being taken to custody. He was arrested for possession of an offensive weapon and grievous bodily harm (GBH). Metropolitan Police say their enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances. If you have any information, call police on 101 quoting reference number CAD2883/25APRIL. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 12:01pm today (April 25) to reports of a stabbing opposite Kilburn High Road Station, NW6. We sent resources to the scene including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, and members of our tactical response unit. "Our first paramedic was on the scene in under five minutes. We treated two people at the scene. We took one patient to a major trauma centre and one patient to hospital." The incident near the London Overground station has part shut the road this afternoon. Kilburn High Road is shut in both directions outside the station of the same name. The closure is between B509 Belsize Road and Cambridge Avenue. There is congestion to Kilburn Park Road northbound, back to Willesden Lane southbound, according to traffic and travel monitoring site Inrix. There is queuing traffic in the area. A police cordon is in place and police vehicles have been spotted at the scene. Got any photos or information? Email olivia.beeson@reachplc.com. 17:16Olivia Beeson Following the stabbing this afternoon police are urging any witnesses to come forward. After the incident crowds gathered around the cordon on Kilburn High Road. If you have any information, call police on 101 quoting reference number CAD2883/25APRIL. 16:15Olivia Beeson After being rushed to hopsital and a major trauma centre by LAS, the condition of both the woman in her 20s and man in his 50s have been deemed as non life threatening. A 21-year-old who has been arrested was also taken to hospital before being taken to custody. 15:37Olivia Beeson A 21-year-old has been arrested for possession of an offensive weapon and GBH. He has also been taken to hospital before being taken into custody. Police are carrying out further enquiries into the circumstances. If you saw, or know anything then please come forward to police stating CAD2883/25APRIL. 15:35Olivia Beeson Police have confirmed that a woman in her 20s has been stabbed. A spokesperson for the Met said: "Officers attended the scene alongside the London Ambulance Service (LAS) who treated a woman with stab wounds. "The woman, in her 20s, has been taken to hospital. Her condition has been assessed as non life-threatening. Further enquiries found that a man, in his 50s, had suffered a slash wound to his hand. "He was taken to hospital. His condition has been assessed as non life-threatening. "The man and woman are known to each other." 15:25Olivia Beeson Following the stabbing the road has reopened. According to traffic updating site Inrix the traffic has returned to normal after the closure. MyLondon have contacted the Met for further information. 15:09KEY EVENT Two people have been rushed to hospital after a stabbing. A London ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 12:01pm today (April 25) to reports of a stabbing opposite Kilburn High Road Station, NW6. "We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, and an incident response officer. Our first paramedic was on the scene in under five minutes." "We treated two people at the scene. We took one patient to a major trauma centre and one to hospital." 15:07Olivia Beeson Photos taken by a local photography shop on Kilburn High Road show that the Met and London Ambulance Service are at the scene. MyLondon have approached them for further information on the incident. 14:13KEY EVENT You can sign up to get the latest news, top stories and exclusives sent straight to your WhatsApp from the MyLondon team. To get stories sent to you, you need to already have WhatsApp. All you need to do is click this link and select 'join community'. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the MyLondon team. We also treat our subscribers to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our privacy notice. Click here to sign up for WhatsApp alerts. 13:50Olivia Beeson Kilburn High Road is closed in both directions between B509 Belsize Road and Cambridge Avenue. According to traffic updating site Inrix it has been shut since 14.42pm. There is congestion to Kilburn Park Road northbound, back to Willesden Lane southbound. 13:26Olivia Beeson The polic incident is on Kilburn High Road. There is a police cordon on the busy north London road nearby an Overground station. Police are yet to confirm what the incident it but Kilburn High Road has been closed in both directions. 13:24Olivia Beeson Welcome to our live coverage of this incident. Here's what we know so far: There is congestion to Kilburn Park Road northboundPolice urge witnesses to come forward
Both victims condition deemed non life threatening
21-year-old man arrested
Woman in her 20s stabbed
Road reopened
Two rushed to hospital after stabbing
LAS and police at the scene
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