Police launch murder probe as man in his 20s is stabbed to death in the street

A man was found stabbed to death after a car crash in west London early this morning. 

Detectives do not believe the victim, who is in his 20s, was killed in a ‘road rage’ attack but was in fact injured before the collision.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called after reports of an injured man outside West Ealing rail station on Drayton Green Road. 

Ruth Holmstock, 72, whose flat overlooks the scene of the crash, said she heard a single ‘thump’. 

A man has died after a stabbing incident in west London, police said. Pictured: an officer at the scene 

She said: ‘It was the sort of noise you make when you reverse into a gate, but it was loud enough to make me go and see what it was.

‘There were a lot of people hanging around. It looked like any other crash, like they were swapping insurance details.’

Police were called shortly before 1.20am on Sunday and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene after he was found in a car suffering from a stab wound.

A picture of the scene appears to show a saloon car which has been hit by a Mini positioned sideways across Drayton Green Road.

Detectives believe the victim was injured before the collision.

Two vehicles, a mini and white BMW (pictured) were involved in a collision on Drayton Green Road near West Ealing station

Ms Holmstock said she saw five police cars, along with an ambulance and other medics’ vehicles.

She said there was no sign of any injuries at first and police had removed someone from the car.

‘I would never have dreamt that there was anyone injured,’ she continued.

‘There was nothing to see. I was really surprised when the police got here.

‘One minute the road was empty and the next minute they were doing CPR on someone.’

Detectives believe the victim was injured before his vehicle was involved in a collision with another car

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called just after 1am after reports of an injured man outside West Ealing rail station (pictured)

Kiran Ramachandraiah, who lives in the same block of flats, said he woke up at about 2am to see medics trying to revive the victim.

‘I couldn’t see the person,’ he said. ‘He was completely surrounded by police and paramedics.’

The victim has not been formally identified, but Scotland Yard said inquiries are under way to trace his family.

Police and forensics at the scene where a man has been stabbed to death outside West Ealing station, London

No arrests have been made and a post-mortem examination has not yet been carried out to determine the cause of death.      

It comes after a quadruple stabbing in Whitechapel yesterday where one man in his 20s died. 

Witnesses are asked to call police on 101 quoting 550/24NOV, or to tweet @MetCC, or to call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.