LONDON, ONT. -- London police are on scene of an apparent stabbing near downtown London.

Police say they were called to Ivey Park off Thames Street for reports of a man who have been stabbed around 11:30 a.m.

Officers arrived on scene and found a man suffering from a stab wound.

An officer on scene applied a tourniquet to slow the bleeding.

The man was taken to hospital wtih serious injuries.

What appeared to be a large pool of blood could be seen in the parking lot of the park blocked off by police. 

Police do not have a suspect description at this time.

It is the second time this week that a police officer has assisted a victim with their stab wounds.

Late Tuesday night a police officer applied a tourniquet to a man who had been stabbed in an apartment building on King Street in downtown London.

No suspect has been identified in that stabbing to date.