Woman stabbed during random Melbourne tram attack - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Police want to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident. (ABC News)

A woman has been seriously injured in a random stabbing on a Melbourne tram.

The 51-year-old woman was travelling on the route 1 tram on Eastern Road in South Melbourne when a man allegedly lunged at her with a kitchen knife about midday on Tuesday.

The tram immediately came to a stop just off Kings Way, with police descending on the area and arresting the man in front of dozens of onlookers.

The stabbing took place on a route 1 tram as it travelled through South Melbourne. (ABC News)

Footage captured by witnesses showed an ambulance rushing into oncoming traffic to reach the woman as police pinned the man down to arrest him.

Witnesses told the ABC they saw the victim, who had been travelling with her dog, being tended to by paramedics before she was taken to hospital with a stab wound.

Police will this afternoon interview a 37-year-old man of no fixed address over the alleged assault.

Anyone who witnessed the incident should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or anonymously at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.