A person has died after being stabbed to loss of life on a road in South London as police tape off a significant street.

Police confirmed a homicide investigation is underway following the intense incident that happened at 4.44pm on Tuesday, October 3.

A Met Police spokesperson informed MyLondon: "Police were called at 16:44hrs on Tuesday, 3 October to reports of a stabbing at Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.

"Officers and London Ambulance Service [LAS] attended. At the scene a 22-year-old man was discovered with a knife harm.

"Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he died at the scene. Work is ongoing to identify and inform his next of kin. At this early stage there has been no arrest."

An eyewitness has stated there have been a number of emergency service automobiles on the scene and police tape has been put up throughout Crossharbour Lane in Brixton.

Crowds of individuals have lined the road exterior the police cordon.

The sufferer was knifed down on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton exterior a row of outlets between Valentia Road and Gresham Road simply earlier than 5pm on Tuesday (October 3).

Police and paramedics raced to the busy A-road, the place they tried to resuscitate him however he sadly died on the scene.

Coldharbour Lane, close to Brixton, has been closed in each instructions between Moorland Road and Gresham Road since round 5pm.

Police have erected a tent the place paramedics have been beforehand seen trying to resuscitate an individual injured within the incident.

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