A teenager was stabbed on the top deck of a Stagecoach bus before falling on a nearby road

Bus number 19 was declared a crime scene after last night’s attack

The teenager was “stabbed on the upper deck” of the bus before staggering and falling on a nearby road. A 15-year-old boy was stabbed following an altercation involving two teenage suspects on a Stagecoach bus on ul. Walton Hall Avenue at approximately 5:35 p.m. yesterday, Friday, November 29.

ECHO Understands The incident occurred almost immediately after the two teenage suspects boarded the busbelieved to be a church service 19. After the stabbing, which occurred on the upper deck of the bus, all three teenagers exited the vehicle.

The victim was found nearby with stab wounds to his back and was taken to hospital where his condition remains serious but stable. The ECHO has contacted Merseyside Police for an update on the teenager’s condition. The two suspects, described as teenage boys dressed in black with their faces covered, ran towards Queens Drive.

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An investigation has been launched to identify and locate two suspects. In an update this morning, Saturday, November 30, a Stagecoach spokesman said ECHO: “We can confirm that there was an incident on our bus last night Walton Hall Avenue just before 6 a.m. when a passenger traveling on the upper deck was attacked by two others who had just boarded. Immediately afterwards, all participants left the bus.”

The spokesman added: “We operate thousands of bus services across the region every day and this was an isolated incident involving a small number of people.” Stagecoach added that its buses are equipped with multiple CCTV cameras and it will work with police to help officers identify perpetrators. A spokesman said the bus had been preserved as a crime scene.

Following the incident, Merseyside Police cordoned off part of nearby Walton Hall Park. One resident said a witness told him he saw a boy running a short distance Walton Hall Avenue to Baythorne Road where he fell to the floor. Moments later there was “a lot of confusion” with “police everywhere.”

Merseyside Police Chief Inspector Lynsay Armbruster said: “This was clearly a shocking incident which left a teenage boy in hospital with serious injuries. The incident began with an argument on the bus involving three men.

Everyone then got off the bus and a short time later, officers were able to locate the victim nearby with serious stab wounds to his back. The community will rightly be concerned about this incident, but rest assured we are taking this extremely seriously and are determined to find the two men involved.

“There would be other passengers on the bus who would also be concerned about what happened. If you saw anything or have any information about this incident, please contact us. Similarly, if you live in the area or were passing by during this time and saw what happened before or after the argument on the bus, please come forward.

“It just is Knives have no place in our communities and on Merseyside we unfortunately know the consequences of people carrying these weapons. The use of knives is reckless and will not be tolerated and may have tragic consequences not only for the victim and their family, but also for the perpetrators. I would urge people to educate themselves and talk to their children and family members about the dangers of knife crime.”

If you have any information about this incident you can call 101 or DM @MerPolCC, quoting log number 764 of November 29. You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 and report the incident anonymously.