FIVE people have been injured in a suspected mass stabbing near a college today.
A brawl involving two groups of around 20 people is said to have broken out on Meyrick Road, outside the Roundhouse Hotel, near to the Bournemouth and Poole College, in Bournemouth.
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Five people have been injured in a suspected mass stabbing near a college today Credit: BNPS 4
Police and ambulance services on Meyrick Road in Bournemouth Credit: BNPS
A fleet of police cars and ambulances descended on the town centre at 2.45pm. They were joined by three air ambulances.
A witness described seeing three people being carried away by paramedics.
Although Dorset Police confirmed that four people sustained injuries in the incident, the ambulance service said five were taken to hospital.
It is not known how serious the injuries are but one casualty was taken to Southampton Hospital which is a major trauma centre.
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A suspect was arrested at the scene in connection with the incident.
I saw one of them lifting another boy's shirt up to check if he had been hurt.
A woman who witnessed part of the incident
Two roads in the Lansdowne area of Bournemouth town centre have been cordoned off.
Police forensic officers could be seen searching in bushes and bins for a possible weapon.
A woman who witnessed part of the incident said: "I suddenly saw this mass brawl.
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"There were 10 on each side and they were fighting. I think they were two groups of college students.
"I saw one of them lifting another boy's shirt up to check if he had been hurt."
A parent, who was outside the college to collect their son, said: "It was like a free for all brawl in the road. Never seen scenes like it."
Another bystander said: "I came down here because my granddaughter works at the college and I wanted to check she was OK.
"I've heard three people were carried away on stretchers and there had been stabbings. It happened outside the college."
A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "Dorset Police received a report at 2.46pm of a disturbance in Meyrick Road in Bournemouth.
"Officers have attended the scene and are conducting enquiries.
"Four people are reported to have sustained injuries, we do not have any further condition updates at this time.
"One person has been detained in connection with the incident and police are continuing to carry out enquiries in the area."
A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 2.54pm to an incident on Meyrick Road, Bournemouth.
"We sent five double-crewed ambulances, three air ambulances, and two operations officers.
"We conveyed four patients by land ambulance to Poole Hospital and one patient by land ambulance to Southampton General Hospital."
A spokeswoman for Bournemouth and Poole College said: "We understand that an incident has occurred outside the Bournemouth Campus of Bournemouth and Poole College this afternoon.
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"Police are currently in attendance, and our team is assisting them as required.
"Due to the incident being a police matter, we are unable to comment further at this point in time."
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A fleet of police cars and ambulances descended on the town centre Credit: BNPS 4
The ambulance service said five were taken to hospital Credit: BNPS