A "popular, well-liked" teenager was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre, police have said.Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford bus station, officers said.The Bedford Academy student was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead a short time later.The offenders, all described as black and wearing dark clothing, fled the scene towards Hassett Street and Greyfriars car

A "popular, well-liked" teenager was fatally stabbed near a bus station in a town centre, police have said.Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford bus station, officers said.The Bedford Academy student was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead a short time later.The offenders, all described as black and wearing dark clothing, fled the scene towards Hassett Street and Greyfriars car park, Bedfordshire police said.