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Passengers have spoken of a heroic passenger on board the train in Huntingdon who 'stopped the knifeman from attacking a girl'. Nine people have suffered life-threatening injuries in the horrific attack on the LNER service from Doncaster to King's Cross on Saturday evening. Police were called to the service, which stopped at Huntingdon, just before 7.40pm. Ten people in total were injured in the attack, which happened shortly after the train left Peterborough, with two people arrested. A cordon remains in place at the scene, with counter terrorism police assisting in the investigation. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES HERE Police at one point declared “Plato”, the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a “marauding terror attack”, before this declaration was later rescinded, British Transport Police said. Now, passengers have spoken of a heroic passenger who 'stepped in front' of a girl to protect her from the attacker, before he was seriously hurt. "There was a girl who was nearer to where the stabbings happened and she said the man on the floor stepped in front of her and got stabbed to the neck with multiple other injuries," Wren Chambers told the BBC . She said the man 'was very badly injured, lots of blood around them, they were collapsed or looking like they were about to fall over'. Fellow passenger, Olly Foster, also told of how the older man "blocked" the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, leaving him with a gash on his head and neck. He said passengers around him used jackets to try to staunch the bleeding. His condition is not known at this time. Other witnesses have spoken of seeing a man with a large knife and passengers hiding in the toilets to escape the rampage, The Times reported. One told the paper there was “blood everywhere” and people were getting “stamped” on by others as they tried to flee. The witness said: “I heard some people shouting we love (you).” One man, who gave his name as Gavin, told Sky News he believed he saw the suspect tasered before he was arrested. He said: “Essentially, as they got closer to him, started shouting, like, get down get down. “He then was waving a knife, quite a large knife, and then they detained him. “I think it was a Taser that got him down in the end.” BTP said a major incident was declared, and at one point declared “Plato”, the national code word used by police and emergency services when responding to a “marauding terror attack”, before the latter declaration was subsequently rescinded. British Transport Police said: “We can confirm that at 7.42pm today (1 November) British Transport Police were called to reports of a multiple stabbing on board the 6.25pm train service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross. “Officers immediately attended Huntingdon station alongside paramedics. “Armed police from Cambridgeshire Police boarded the train and arrested two people in connection to the incident who have been taken to police custody. “Ten people have been taken to hospital with nine believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries. One is being treated for non life-threatening injuries. There have been no fatalities. “This has been declared a major incident and Counter Terrorism Policing are supporting our investigation whilst we work to establish the full circumstances and motivation for this incident.” LNER, which operates East Coast Mainline services in the UK, said disruption to its services between London Kings Cross and Lincoln, Doncaster, Leeds, Bradford Forster Square and Harrogate was expected to last until Monday, with passengers advised to defer their travel where possible. David Horne, managing director of LNER, said in a statement: “We are deeply shocked and saddened by this serious incident, and our thoughts are very much with everyone involved. “I would like to thank the emergency services for their quick and professional response and the care they have provided to those injured. Anyone with information who hasn’t already spoken to police is urged to contact British Transport Police. “The safety and wellbeing of everyone affected will remain our priority. We will continue to do everything we can to support our customers and colleagues during this difficult time.”
