A murder investigation has begun after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London.

A 14-year-old schoolboy has been stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London, the Metropolitan Police said. The teenager was treated at the scene in Woolwich but died soon after medics arrived, the force said.

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

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.

Paramedics treated the boy for stab wound injuries at the scene, "but he very sadly died shortly after medics arrived," the statement added

A teenage boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south east London. An investigation has been launched following the incident involving the 14-year-old on the bus route Route 472, the Metropolitan Police said.

London's air ambulance has been scrambled to the scene of a stabbing on a bus in Woolwich, as a 14-year-old has died.