A student at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc) has been left "scared" to attend the site after a double stabbing nearby.
Two teens were found with stab injuries in Prince Regent Lane yesterday (October 16), near to the college's Plaistow campus.
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One 17-year-old student said: "I was a bit traumatised because I’m now kind of scared to go to college now fearing for my life."
They claimed that the college "locked us all inside of college to maintain our safety", adding: "There was a whole crime scene, with everyone there, buses weren’t going. Overall, it was so scary."
The incident saw a crime scene in place, blocking traffic in both directions on the road between Wigston Road and Wanlip Road
London's Air Ambulance was dispatched, with police and London Ambulance Service also attending.
Two teens were found at the scene, one suffering a stab wound to the upper arm, and the other with a cut to the face.
Both teens were taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries, which are not life threatening.
NewVIc College has been approached for comment.
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