Man was attacked after he reportedly jumped on vehicle when his phone was stolen

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A man has been stabbed on Oxford Street in central London after he fought back against moped robbers, according to an eyewitness.

Emergency services were called to an incident near Oxford Circus tube station at 9.23pm on Sunday after reports of a stabbing.

An eyewitness told the Guardian that she heard loud screams while walking nearby, and saw an altercation between about five people, including a person in a motorbike helmet and passerby who had his mobile phone stolen.

The man who had his phone stolen jumped on the back of the moped, which was circling nearby, and appeared to have been stabbed just before the robbers drove away, the eyewitness said. The man was left holding his chest on the floor, while his friend held him up as they waited for emergency services.

A man in his 20s has been taken to a central London hospital. No arrests have been made in relation to the incident.

Oxford Street was closed between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road after the incident.



A London ambulance service spokesperson said:“We sent an ambulance crew, two single responders in cars, an incident response officer and London’s air ambulance trauma team in a car.

“We treated a man at the scene and took him as a priority to hospital.”