Police have said they fear further “serious youth violence” after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London.

A police investigation has been launched after the fatal stabbing of a 14-year boy on a bus this afternoon in Woolwich, London, with emergency services rushing to the scene just after 2.30pm

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south east London, the Metropolitan Police said. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Police were called to reports of a stabbing on a 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road, London, around 2.30pm. A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, in southeast London. Police were called around 2.30pm to reports of a stabbing on a bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road.

Kelyan Bokassa, 14, is the latest teenager to be stabbed to death in the area after he boarded the 472 bus in Woolwich on Tuesday. But just 24 hours earlier, an 18-year-old student was left critically injured after he was stabbed less than a mile away.

The 14-year-old aspiring drill rapper who was stabbed to death on a London bus was due in court for a machete offence.

Detectives hunting the killer of a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London say they are working "at pace" to find those responsible. The teenager was pronounced dead shortly after being attacked as he travelled on a 472 double-decker bus in Woolwich at about 14:30 GMT on Tuesday.

A grim three days across London has seen four teenagers stabbed with one of the victims, a 14-year-old boy, left dead.