The force is trying to track down three male suspects, "all of slim build", who were seen leaving the area immediately after the attack at about 14:30 GMT, he added.<doc-sep>A man has been stabbed to death outside Clapham Common Tube station in south London - the second fatal knife attack in the capital in 24 hours. Police and ambulance crews were called to Clapham Park Road just before 2.40pm on Friday, where they found the victim - a man in his 40s - with stab wounds. He could not be saved and died at the scene. There have so far been no arrests. Superintendent Sean Oxley, from the South Central Command Unit, said: "Our thoughts are with the victim and his family. Advertisement "Urgent police work is under way to establish the full circumstances and catch those responsible for this terrible act. "This is a very busy area and I am sure the incident would have been witnessed by many people." :: UK's surge of violence: At least 48 stabbed to death this year Mr Oxley said a Section 60 Order, which grants police extra powers including to stop and search, would be in place in the area on Friday night. The victim's next of kin have not yet been informed. It followed the death of another man, believed to be in his early 20s, who was fatally stabbed near London Central Mosque on Thursday evening. Scotland Yard said the incident was not believed to be terror-related and officers are continuing to search for the suspects, with no arrests made so far. A 29-year-old, Hassan Ahmed Mohamoud, was also killed on Thursday after being stabbed in the neck in the Toxteth area of Liverpool. A 28-year-old man has been arrested. :: Witnesses and those with information about the stabbing at Clapham Common are asked to call 101 citing reference CAD 4448/29Mar, or tweet to @MetCC or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.<doc-sep>The victim, in his 40s, was found wounded on Clapham Park Road, near Clapham Common Tube station in south-west London, after police were called just after 14:30 GMT.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice A group of hooded men ambushed a driver on a busy street and stabbed him to death through the car window, it has emerged. The victim, named locally as Gavin in his 40s, drove into a traffic light post as he tried to escape the three men. His black VW Polo remains lodged into the post on a busy high street in Clapham, south London. Eyewitnesses described the moment that 'men in their 20s' set upon the motorist - who died yards from his car. One local worker said the attackers laughed as they fled from the scene on foot. A food delivery driver was sat on his moped opposite the scene as the chaos unfolded this afternoon. The man, 23, from Clapham, said: "He was stabbed through the window of his car. Did you see what happened? Email webnews@trinitymirror.com (Image: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP) (Image: Gustavo Valiente / i-Images) "I was there for his last moments, I could see his eyes rolling into the back of his head. "He was a man in his 30s, he was driving in his car when they attacked him. "They approached his car on foot, there were three of them, two wore black tracksuits and another wore a navy blue one. "None of them tried to cover their face, but they wore hoods, they were black men, skinny and in their early 20s. "Just one had the knife, it wasn't that long but it was really wide. "Once they reach his car at the traffic lights he was trapped, so he drove into the post at the lights. "The men surrounded the car and tried to get inside, one of them picked up a pair of crutches and tried to break the window. (Image: @Markylon/Twitter) (Image: Gustavo Valiente / i-Images) "There was a small gap in the window on the other side, where he was sitting, they managed to get the knife in there. "After they came running across the road, and ran down Venn Street. They cut across all the traffic. They didn't give a toss. "From the way they did it, it looks like they had done it before. They knew he would be there, somehow they knew. The witness said that the victim was left in his car with his foot stuck on the accelerator. He said: "The car was just sat there revving loudly. "Everyone walked outside to see what was happening, but for a few minutes everyone just stared. We didn't know if it was over. "I began to walk over and I looked into the car, the window had been cracked, there was a pool of blood on the passenger side. "His eyes rolled into the back of his head, he was a big man and he had dreadlocks. "The police dragged him out of the car and a blonde woman, about 40 performed CPR. (Image: Victoria Armstrong) (Image: Victoria Armstrong) "She was doing it for ages, she looked like she knew what she was doing. "An ambulance came ten minutes later. The police were there in minutes, first one car, then a few came. Then they taped the road off. "I'm shocked, I am shocked, this is the first one that I've seen, and I have lived here all of my life." Police could be seen holding sheets tied together to block the view of the body from passers-by. Forensic officers could be seen gathered on the corner, while detectives entered the crime scene. A police cordon was set up blocking nearby Venn Steet, while traffic formed along Clapham High Street. Mothers turned the head of their children as police began to move the body. Others stood and filmed on their phones, while another ambulance arrived at the scene. College worker Angela Douglas, 36, walks past the junction every day. She said: "There was a time when there was a shooting, or stabbing every Friday around here. "On a day to day basis it is a safe place to visit day or night though." The man is the thirty second murder victim in the capital so far this year, of which 21 were stabbed.<doc-sep>
T he fatal stabbing of a man inside his car in a busy area of London was a targeted attack, Scotland Yard have said. Police were called at 2.37pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing on Clapham Park Road, close to Clapham Common tube station. Detective Chief Inspector Paul Healy, who is leading the investigation, said: "This was a vicious and targeted attack on a man inside his car in a busy area. "We understand the victim was driving a black VW Golf that was turning right from Clapham High Street onto Clapham Park Road when he was set upon by a group of males whilst sat inside his car. The victim was stabbed to death near Clapham Common Tube station "He received fatal injuries. The suspects, officers are working to trace are three males all of slim build seen leaving the area immediately after the attack. "If you saw them or know who they are, I need you to get in touch with police urgently. "The attack took place outside the Belle Vue Pub on Clapham High Street." He said police were appealing to motorists with dashcam footage to contact police. "What they could have inadvertently captured may prove vital to investigators," he said. The stabbing is the third violent death in three days in the capital, after a teenager was shot in West Norwood on Wednesday and a man was knifed in Regent's Park on Thursday. An address was later cordoned off Chief Superintendent Simon Messinger, of the South Central Command Unit, said: "Homicide detectives do believe this was a targeted attack. "That being said, I fully appreciate the alarm and concern this incident will raise particularly coming so soon after the fatal shooting of a young man in West Norwood. "At this stage, there is nothing to suggest either incident is connected." He added: "A Section 60 Order which grants police extra stop and search powers and help us prevent and deter any further potential criminality is in place and will be continually reviewed." There have been no arrests.