Five treated after stabbing in south London, one man arrested

Five people have been treated following a stabbing in south London, according to the London Ambulance Service.

London's Metropolitan Police said a man had been arrested following the stabbing in Croydon on Thursday morning (late Thursday AEDT).

British media reports said the stabbing happened near an Asda supermarket.

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The ambulance service said one person was taken to a major trauma centre in London and four other people were hospitalized.

"We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, members of our Tactical Response Unit and London's Air Ambulance," the service said.

Authorities didn't provide a motive for the stabbing.