Two men in their 20s are fighting for their lives following a triple stabbing in north-east London, the Metropolitan Police said.

The pair sustained life-threatening injuries and remain in hospital. A third teenage victim, who also received stab wounds, took himself to hospital earlier in the morning but has since being discharged.

Police officers were called to an area outside a car park in Pownsett Terrace. Ilford, at 11.23pm last night.

Two men in their 20s are fighting for their lives in hospital following a triple stabbing in north-east London. (Pictured: Forensic teams at the scene of the stabbing in Ilford)

A third teenage victim also later self-presented at hospital but was discharged a few hours later. (Pictured: A forensic officer investigates a package recovered from the scene)

A forensic team at the scene this morning. The triple stabbing happened last night in Ilford

Police said they were called at 11.23pm on Saturday to Pownsett Terrace in Ilford, where they found two men in their twenties with stab injuries near to a car park (general area view)

The two men remain in hospital in a critical condition, while the teenager has been discharged.

Scotland Yard said no arrests have been made in connection with the stabbings.

A crime scene remains in place in the area and no weapons have been recovered.

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

It comes after a knife fight in Watford which left one man dead and another injured after both were involved in a three-car crash.

Police were called at just before 3am on Saturday to a junction on Gammon Road to reports of a crash and subsequent fight taking place.

Officers attended and found a man in his 20s with critical stab wounds. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

An open car door is pictured at the scene near where the stabbing happened in Ilford

A policeman gets into his car in the car park in Pownsett Terrace, Ilford, this morning. A police cordon remains in place following the bloody triple stabbing

The Ilford incident followed police being called just before 3am to a junction in Watford, Hertfordshire, to reports of a crash and subsequent fight taking place