A man has been left fighting for his life after being stabbed.

The man was taken via air ambulance to an east London hospital where he remains in a critical condition following the incident in Hoe Lane, Enfield Wash.

Police were called to the lane at 4.45am and are appealing for witnesses to the incident.

No arrests have been made.

People took to twitter to voice their concern with one person tweeting: "What has happened in Hoe Lane?? It looked like someone had been stabbed #PondersEnd"