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A teenager who had been stabbed and was dumped in the street died in hospital in the early hours of today.

The boy was found with serious stab wounds on Denmark Road in Camberwell, south London at roughly 7pm on Wednesday.

The moped rider fled the scene, less than one minute's drive from Maudsley Hospital.

Detectives believe the teenager was travelling on a moped with someone else and was dumped where he was found before members of the public rushed to help the stricken victim.

Officers and paramedics sped to the scene and found the victim, thought to be 18, seriously injured.

He was taken to a south London hospital with his condition described as critical.

The teenager was pronounced dead at 12.22am today, Met Police said. He is thought to be the 90th murder victim in the capital in 2018.

In a statement Scotland Yard said: "Formal identification awaits. His next of kin have been informed.

"A post-mortem examination will be held in due course. The Homicide and Major Crime Command has been notified.

"There have been no arrests and enquiries continue."

DCI Harding, said: “This is a tragic incident which has resulted in yet another young person being fatally stabbed in London.

"We are appealing for anyone with information to come forward, we need to trace the moped and also the person who brought the victim to the scene, it’s important we establish where the victim initially received his injuries.

"Anyone who saw the moped make off from the scene we equally need to hear from them.”

The victim is the 52 person fatally stabbed in London since the beginning of the year as police try to get to grips with a knife crime epidemic.