Hounslow: Three people stabbed within six minutes of each other in west London | UK News

Police said no suspects were present at the scene of the incident, and an order has now been put in place giving officers wider search powers.

Three people have been stabbed in two incidents within six minutes of each other in west London, with a suspect still at large.

Two of them were in a critical or life-threatening condition after the stabbings in Feltham, Hounslowbut police later said all were expected to recover.

Hounslow police said neither man had “any connection with today's general election or any activity at a polling station”.

Police were first called to Allcot Close at 2.07pm on Thursday where they found a man suffering from stab wounds.

Just six minutes later, officers were called to Walsham Road, about half an hour's drive away, with two men seriously injured in a knife attack.

Their injuries are “considered life-threatening/life-changing at this stage”, the Metropolitan Police said.

The police did not specify the ages of the victims.

In neither case was there a suspect at the scene when police arrived and no arrests were made.

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“Both investigations are ongoing and crime scenes are on site,” police added.

A section 60 order, giving officers additional search powers, is in force in the area, officers said.