London travel news LIVE: Stabbing closes major road next to Finsbury Park station amid Tube chaos

A major road next to Finsbury Park train and bus stations has been closed by police due to a stabbing.

A Metropolitan Police patrol car and police tape were seen outside the station at 7am on Friday with Stroud Green Road closed at the junction with Seven Sisters Road.

The closure follows a stabbing outside Finsbury Park station on Thursday night.

Traffic is now queuing from Manor House and Hornsey Road after the closure of Stroud Green Road between Seven Sisters Road and Woodstock Road.

Buses 4,19, 106, 153 and 236 are diverting, the BBC has reported.

Transport for London has said that Finsbury Park station is still open.

TfL is reporting delays on three Tube lines: the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria. The Piccadilly and District lines are also partly suspended.

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‘Severe delays’ on three Tube lines

09:03 , Will Mata

Transport for London has reported ‘severe delays’ on three Tube lines on Friday morning; the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria.

On the Victoria, trains are not stopping at Vauxhall station due to an earlier customer incident.

On the Piccadilly, there is no service between Acton Town and Barons Court on the westbound section. TfL is responding to a fire alert at Turnham Green.

The same fire alert has led the District line to be suspended between Earl’s Court and Ealing Broadway/Richmond.

Finsbury Park ‘incident’ diverts buses

08:56 , Will Mata

Traffic is currently backing up from Stroud Green Road after police closed the section outside Finsbury Park station.

Buses 4,19, 106, 153 and 236 are diverting, the BBC has reported.

Despite this, the Victoria line, Piccadilly line and mainline trains are still running – Transport for London has confirmed.