Hackney Road has been partially shut following the stabbing (Image: PA Media)
A man was injured in a stabbing in east London early this morning.
London Ambulance Service was called to reports of the incident on Hackney Road, Shoreditch at 1.34am today (Wednesday, March 3).
Ambulance crews, an incident response officer, and members of a tactical response unit attended the scene.
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A trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance was also sent by car.
Medics treated a patient at the location before taking him to a major trauma centre.
Hackney Road has been closed both ways between Ravenscroft Street and Diss Street.
A detour is in operation for bus routes 26 and 55.
Further details on the incident are awaited from Metropolitan Police.
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