Two people have been killed and several others injured in a stabbing attack in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht.

Police said in a statement there were two stabbing incidents within a few hundred meters of each other in a residential neighborhood in northern Maastricht, which borders Germany and Belgium.

Pictures of the aftermath suggest the incidents were in a suburban area of Maastricht as opposed to the city centre.

Two people have been killed and several others injured in a stabbing attack in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht

The police said in a statement there were two stabbing incidents with a few hundred meters of each other in a residential neighborhood in northern Maastricht, which borders Germany and Belgium

De Limurger reported residents being startled by loud screams and one told the paper: 'It went through marrow and bone.'

Detectives are now working to establish the reason for the double stabbing attack.

A cordon was immediately put in place and it is not known whether or not the knifeman was in police custody or still on the loose.

No further details were immediately available.