A man has tried to abduct two 11-year-old schoolgirls in Orpington .

Police say they were near a bus stop in Crofton Road at around 3pm last Wednesday when they were approached by the suspect, who got out of a car and attempted to grab them.

They both fled and made their way back to school, where police and their parents were alerted.

The victims were distressed but otherwise physically unharmed, and the incident is being treated as an attempted abduction.

The suspect is described as a white male aged in his 30s, and is believed to have been travelling in a white car, possibly an L plate Fiat 500, with another white male aged in his 30s.

Officers from the South Area Command Unit are investigating.

They urge any witnesses or those with information, or other victims who may have been similarly approached, to call 101 ref CAD 5071/09Sep.

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