Man stabbed on London Overground train at Hackney Central Published duration 2 October 2018 Related Topics London violence

image copyright @joestreet18 image caption The victim was attacked shortly before the train arrived at Hackney Central station

A man has been stabbed on a busy London Overground train just before it pulled into an east London station.

The victim was attacked as the train travelled to Hackney Central station shortly before 18:00 BST.

Hazel Orton, who was on the train, told the BBC she saw a man on the floor "breathing heavily and... holding his chest where there was a dark patch".

British Transport Police (BTP) said the victim's injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.

One man has been arrested.

Ms Orton said a "wave of people came running past me, there was shouting and commotion and then an emergency alarm went off".

"I looked to my right and there was a guy on the floor," she said.

Commuter Nick Renaud-Komiya said: "I saw a guy with a knife in his hand walking towards me, he was shouting a lot but I couldn't get any of what he was saying.

"The police arrived really quickly and they grabbed him and had him hold up against the police car."