A man in his 30s has been rushed to hospital after a stabbing in Bermondsey.

Officers were called to reports of a man being chased in Camilla Road just before 1.45pm yesterday (April 23).

London Ambulance Service crews and an air ambulance also attended and found a man with a chest injury.

He was taken to hospital as a priority where his injuries were assessed as non life threatening.

Police say the suspect is reported to have escaped the scene on a motorbike.

No arrests have yet been made as police enquiries into the circumstances continue.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called to Camilla Road, SE16 at around 13:42hrs on Tuesday, 23 April following reports a man had been stabbed after he was chased by another man from Southwark Park Road.

“The London Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance also attended and the victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital. His injuries have been assessed as non-life threatening.

“No arrests have been made but enquiries are ongoing. The suspect is reported to have escaped on a motorbike.”

A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called today at 1.43pm (23 April) to reports of a stabbing on Camilla Road, SE16.

“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and members of our tactical response unit. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“Our first paramedics arrived on scene in less than a minute.

“We treated a man at the scene for a chest injury and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”