Teenage boy, 16, is rushed to hospital after being stabbed on a London bus - as police hunt knifeman

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A teenage boy has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed on a south London bus in broad daylight.

Metropolitan Police and London Ambulance Service responded to New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, just after 2pm today after the 16-year-old was attacked on a Route 63 bus.

The boy was rushed to hospital with injuries that were believed to be non-life threatening. His current condition is known. 

A boy, 16, was rushed to hospital after being stabbed on a south London bus in broad daylight in New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, just after 2pm today. Met Police have launched a hunt for the knifeman (Pictured: Street view of New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle) 

No arrests have been made in the attack and a crime scene remains in place as enquiries into the circumstances of the attack continue.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD3821/4Apr. 

Tips can be made anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.