The Met said several people are being treated at the scene for injuries
Several people have been injured after a car crashed into a primary school building in Wimbledon, south-west London.
The Met Police said officers were called to reports a Land Rover had crashed into The Study Preparatory School in Camp Road just before 10:00 BST.
Several people are being treated at the scene for injuries by paramedics.
The school is for girls aged 4 to 11 and is located near Wimbledon Common.
The Met Police said: “We are aware of several casualties. We await further updates regarding injuries.
“Officers remain on scene. This incident is ongoing.”
It later added it was not treating the incident as terror-related.
“An investigation is under way to understand the full circumstances of what has taken place,” it said.
London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance are at the scene.
MP for Wimbledon Stephen Hammond said a major incident has been declared.
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Dozens of emergency responders are at the scene on Camp Road
“It’s extremely distressing and extremely concerning,” he told BBC Radio London.
“There are a number of casualties, I’m not sure how many.”
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.
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The school is described as being “quite remote”
He added on Twitter: “My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone at The Study.”
Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators also advised the public to stay away from part of the commons.
They said: “Following an incident at the edge of [Wimbledon] Common on Camp Road, the public are asked to avoid that area of the Commons to allow free access to the emergency services.”
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