A gold-coloured Land Rover could be seen on school grounds surrounded by emergency responders
By Liz Jackson & Thomas Magill
BBC News
A girl has died after a car crashed into a primary school building in Wimbledon, south-west London.
Six other children and two adults were injured when a gold-coloured Land Rover crashed into The Study Preparatory School in Camp Road at about 10:00 BST.
The driver, a woman in her 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Several people were treated at the scene by paramedics and an air ambulance was called in.
Det Ch Sup Clair Kelland, local police commander for south-west London, said: “This is tragic news and our thoughts are with the girl’s family and friends, and everyone affected today.
“We remain at the scene and are continuing our investigation into the full circumstances of the incident.”
The Met Police said it was waiting for an update about the eight people who were injured from the London Ambulance Service.
St George’s Hospital, in Tooting, said it was “receiving a number of patients who are being cared for by our specialist clinical teams”.
The school is for girls aged 4 to 11 and is located near Wimbledon Common.
A major incident was declared, but the Met said it was not being treated as terror-related.
Police, paramedics and firefighters were all called to the scene
The stationary Land Rover could be seen on school grounds, surrounded by plastic sheets and cordons.
About 20 ambulances were parked on Camp Road, along with two fire and rescue vehicles.
Firefighters were seen carrying various cutting equipment away from the scene.
A number of onlookers were stood at the edge of the cordon at the top of the road, including worried parents who were turning up all morning.
Once at the scene, they were asked to register their names and details with a police officer.
Many of them were huddled in groups looking very concerned.
An air ambulance could be seen parked on a field opposite the school
MP for Wimbledon Stephen Hammond told the BBC a major incident had been declared, and that the part of the school where the crash happened was where pupils aged between four and eight would have been.
“It’s extremely distressing and extremely concerning,” he said, speaking earlier before police had announced the girl’s death.
“The size of the response tells you how serious the incident is and there are a number of casualties, and I understand that a number of those are being treated as critical.”
He described the location as “really quite remote”, adding it is situated roughly a mile from Wimbledon village and on the way to several nearby golf clubs.
