Kennington tube station has been shut amid claims of a ‘stabbing’ – just hours after a thug knifed a man on the train at Beckenham eight miles away before going on the run.
A man was left fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed on the train at Beckenham Junction this afternoon.
Transport for London (TfL) later confirmed that Kennington underground station has been closed due to a ‘customer incident’.
One person on social media platform X said the train stopped at Kennington before passengers were ordered to get off.
They wrote: ‘Our southbound Northern line train stopped at Kennington and the driver asked us to get off the train (knowing someone was stabbing people).
Kennington tube station has been shut amid claims of a ‘stabbing’ with emergency services at the scene
‘Why not keep us on the train until the culprit had been detained?’
Another person wrote: ‘I also was on the same train and overheard from medical staff storming in that two people were in real danger.’
It has not been confirmed whether the Kennington and Beckenham incidents were linked.
MailOnline has contacted the Met and British Transport Police for comment.
A man was left fighting for his life in hospital today after being stabbed on the train at Beckenham Junction.
Police are still searching for the attacker and urging witnesses to come forward with information.
Horrifying video shows the attacker on top of the man with a large blade in his hand on the moving train.
One passenger can be heard screaming ‘f****** stop it now’ before calling police to report the incident.
The witness then says: ‘I’m on the train to Beckenham Junction and this man’s stabbing someone on the train.’
