Children among injured in south London ‘corrosive substance’ incident | UK News

A mother and her two children are among nine people injured in an incident involving a ‘corrosive substance’ in Clapham, south London.

The attack also injured three others who are believed to have come to their aid, as well as a further three Met police officers who responded to initial reports at around 7.25pm.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the pair of children and their mother were given ‘immediate emergency care’ at the scene on Lessar Avenue, directly beside Clapham Common.

The Met’s Detective Superintendent Alexander Castle confirmed the woman and children had been taken to hospital, along with the three adults who are thought to have come to their aid.

The officers who responded to the incident were also taken to hospital with what are believed to be minor injuries.

Det Supt Castle added: ‘While tests are ongoing to determine what the substance is, at this stage we believe it to be a corrosive substance.’

Officers are searching for a man seen fleeing the scene, assisted by a police helicopter.

London Ambulance service said five of those injured in the incident had been taken to a major trauma centre, with three others taken to a local hospital.

A ninth patient was discharged at the scene, a spokesman said.

Marina Ahmad, a member of the London Assembly for Lambeth and Southwark, described the incident as a ‘traffic collision’ involving ‘a man assaulting occupants in a car and throwing acid’.

LFB said in a statement: ‘The Brigade was called at 7.35pm and the incident was over for firefighters by 9.21pm.

‘Two fire engines from Clapham and Battersea fire stations attended the scene.’

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