A teenager who was fighting for life after being stabbed in south London is now in a stable condition. 

Police were called to reports of a group of boys with a knife in Tulse Hill at 2.21pm yesterday.

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, rushed to the scene to find a teen suffering a stab injury. 

He was rushed to hospital by air ambulance in a life-threatening condition, which police have since confirmed has improved. 

 A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said:

“We were called at 2.21pm to reports of a stabbing off Tulse Hill.”

“We dispatched a number of resources including two ambulance crews, a medic in a fast car, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer with the first of our medics arriving within two minutes.

"We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.”

“We treated a teenager at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.”

Detectives continue to investigate and appeal for anyone with information to contact police. 

They are yet to make any arrests.