A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing in Fulham .

There was a heavy police presence in the area following the incident at around lunchtime on Thursday January 5.

The victim, in his 40s, suffered stab wounds in Harwood Road at the junction with New King's Road .

Police were called at 1.05pm, and said the victim was taken to a central London hospital with serious injuries.

However, a Met Police spokesman confirmed the injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

Around 15 uniformed police officers were seen at the junction, which had been taped off.

The officers were conducting door-to-door inquiries.

Police have put a crime scene in place after a man in his 40s was taken to hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing in Fulham

Paramedics were also at the scene.

A London Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We were called at 1.03pm today to reports of a stabbing at Harwood Road, SW6.

“We sent an ambulance crew and an advanced paramedic to the scene.

"The first of our medics arrived at the scene in under eight minutes.

“We treated a man at the scene and took him as a priority to a major trauma centre.”

Police at the scene of the stabbing in Fulham

According to Met Police, the suspect was not at the scene when officers arrived.

There have been no arrests so far and the suspect remains “outstanding”.

Anyone with information on the incident should call 101.

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