Chiswick knife attack: Man stabbed on west London shopping street in broad daylight

Eyewitnesses claimed a group of men approached the victim outside a cafe on the high street

An air ambulance arrived at the scene (Twitter/MPSHounslow)

A man has been stabbed in broad daylight on a shopping street in west London.

The victim, who is thought to be in his 20s, was attacked on Chiswick High Road in front of horrified Christmas shoppers.

Eyewitnesses claimed a group of men approached the victim outside a cafe on the high street at approximately 11.20am.

Emergency services were called soon after the attack and an air ambulance was called to the scene.

The man was rushed to a nearby hospital and his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

No arrests have been made and investigations continue.

One Twitter user said: "Sorry to hear that all this morning's drama in Chiswick was due to a horrible stabbing.

"Seems even worse somehow in the middle of all of us there with our families, getting ready for celebration of peace and love. My children love seeing helicopters but not on this occasion."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 11.20am to Turnham Green, Chiswick, to reports of an incident.

"We sent an incident response officer, a single responder in a car and an ambulance crew to the scene. We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance.

"We treated a man at the scene and took him as a priority to hospital by road."

If you have any information about this incident, call police on 101 quoting CAD 2713/21DEC or Crimestoppers anonymously 0800 555 111.

Agencies contributed to this report