Willesden stabbing: Three young men rushed to hospital after attack near Tube station

Three young men have been rushed to hospital following a stabbing outside a Tube station.

Police are investigating the horror, which happened on Station Parade outside Willesden Green Underground Station in Willesden, northwest London, but no one has been arrested. The nature and severity of the injuries are not yet clear, but police and paramedics descended on the suburban street quickly last night.

The incident happened near the Central Masjid of Brent. However, police have ruled out any direct connection to the mosque or any religious motivation behind the incident. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Two 21-year-old men and a 20-year-old man were taken to hospital with stab injuries. We await an update on their condition."

A 20-year-old woman who reported breathing difficulties declined medical treatment at the scene, the force added. Although no arrests have yet been made, the spokesperson continued: "There are no concerns about any impact to the wider community."

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Reports on social media initially suggested a corrosive substance had been thrown at people on Station Parade at around 9.00pm, but police have clarified this was not the case. They were, though, called to multiple reports of a stabbing on the street, which runs adjacent to the London Underground station that serves the Jubilee Line. The street connects the area with residential communities near Gladstone Park. Station Parade meets Walm Lane at the other end, by the station, which is where the commotion reportedly first started.

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 9.02pm today to reports of a stabbing on Walm Lane, NW2. We treated four people in total – two were taken to major trauma centres, one to another local hospital, and one declined further treatment."

The road was cordoned off for several hours while forensic officers gathered evidence at the scene. Specialist CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) responders were deployed but were later stood down after it was confirmed not to be a chemical incident. The Met Police is urging the public to come forward with any information. Call 101 quoting CAD 8601/22Jun, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

• The horror follows a stabbing in Bootle, Merseyside, which is now being treated by police as a murder investigation, following the death of a 44-year-old woman. She was attacked in a shop in the town on Friday afternoon and died of her injuries a short time later in hospital. A 47-year-old man, who is from Widnes, Cheshire, had been arrested under suspicion of attempted murder and carrying a bladed weapon in public. Following the woman's death, the man was additionally arrested on suspicion of murder.