A man has died after being stabbed at Peckham Rye station in south east London in what was the latest in a series of stabbings in the capital this week.

The man, in his 20s, is understood to have been involved in an altercation at the station at 3.15pm on Friday afternoon.

The station is currently closed and a crime scene in place following the assault which is believed to have happened when a row broke out.

London Ambulance Service (LAS) and officers found the man with stab wounds and he was pronounced dead at 3.51pm.

Video footage and pictures posted on social media show four police cars and sirens blaring following the incident as people looked on in the aftermath in broad daylight.

One witness, who posted a video, described the scene as "chaos".

A local shopkeeper described seeing two men in their early twenties arguing for about fifteen minutes before the attack.

He did not witness the stabbing itself but it is understood that while both men were getting held back – as people in the area realised what was about to happen – one of the men broke loose and stabbed the victim, he told Southwark News. It is understood he was stabbed in the torso.