All we know is that a man with a sword was arrested and five were in the hospital

Police said a 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were taken to hospital on Tuesday morning after a man armed with a sword launched an attack near a tube station in northeast London.

Emergency services were called to the scene just before 7am after reports that a car had crashed into a house and that several people had been stabbed near Hainault station.

Police said the suspect was believed to have attacked other residents and two police officers. Four people are in hospital, their injuries are considered non-life-threatening. The Metropolitan Police said both officers would require surgery.

Images show a man with a knife, and one of the men describes how the suspect was involved in a confrontation with police in an alleyway in the Thurlow Gardens area.

A 36-year-old man was arrested and police said they would not be looking for further suspects.

Here’s everything we know so far about the Hainault Metro Station stabbing:

How did the incident unfold?

The Metropolitan Police said officers initially received reports of a vehicle crashing into a house just before 7am.

Police said there were reports of stabbings during the incident and the suspect also allegedly attacked other members of the public and two police officers.

A witness to the incident in Hainault said he heard screaming at about 7am before seeing a man jumping over fences.

Another man told how the suspect was involved in a stand-off with police in an alleyway near Thurlow Gardens before he heard a “huge commotion” and a woman screaming.

The man, who asked not to be named, told the PA news agency he saw a man jumping fences through a back window and heard someone shouting “he’s got a huge knife”.

How did the emergency services react?

The Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade attended the scene on Tuesday morning.

Police arrested a 36-year-old man and five people were taken to hospital. A 14-year-old boy who was taken to hospital after being stabbed died shortly afterwards.

“The events of this morning are truly horrific and I cannot imagine what those involved must be feeling,” Chief Constable Stuart Bell told reporters in Hainault.

“My thoughts are with those injured, their families and the wider community as we all come to terms with what has happened and try to understand what happened here.

“I know there will be a clear and understandable desire for answers and explanations. Our investigation is in the very early stages and my officers are currently working to establish the full facts as a priority. We will share what we can, when we can, with the wider community.”

A LAS spokesman said they were called at 6.54am this morning to report an incident.

They dispatched resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, emergency vehicles, advanced paramedics and the London Air Ambulance.

A spokesman said: “Working with our partner emergency services, we treated five people at the scene and took them all to hospital.”

London Fire Brigade said it was called to the scene. A spokesman said: “Firefighters were mobilized to assist police and colleagues from the London Ambulance Service during an incident near Hainault tube station.

“Crews supported London Ambulance Service crews in providing immediate emergency treatment.”

Was the incident terrorist-related?

The Met said the incident was not terrorism-related.