A murder investigation has begun after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south-east London.

A 14-year-old schoolboy has been stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London, the Metropolitan Police said. The teenager was treated at the scene in Woolwich but died soon after medics arrived, the force said.

A teenage boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, south east London. An investigation has been launched following the incident involving the 14-year-old on the bus route Route 472, the Metropolitan Police said.

The youngster was on a route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road.

A police investigation has been launched after the fatal stabbing of a 14-year boy on a bus this afternoon in Woolwich, London, with emergency services rushing to the scene just after 2.30pm

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a double-decker bus, police have said. The victim was killed on the 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road in Woolwich, south-east London at about 14:30 GMT. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

Police were called to reports of a stabbing on a 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road, London, around 2.30pm. A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich, in southeast London. Police were called around 2.30pm to reports of a stabbing on a bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road.

London's air ambulance has been scrambled to the scene of a stabbing on a bus in Woolwich, as a 14-year-old has died.

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in a horrific attack on board a bus in London. Police swarmed the bus in Woolwich, south east London, shortly before 2.28pm on Tuesday afternoon as paramedics set up screens.