LONDON, United Kingdom – An 8-year-old woman died and several other different kids and adults have been injured after a automobile hit a constructing at a south London major college on Thursday, police mentioned.
Local media reported the kids had been holding an end-of-term tea celebration with dad and mom and lecturers within the backyard of Study Prep School in Wimbledon, lower than a mile from the location of the continuing tennis match.
“The driver of a car, a woman aged in her 40s, stopped at the scene and has since been arrested for causing death by dangerous driving and remains in police custody,” senior police officer Clair Kelland advised reporters outdoors the varsity, at instances preventing again tears.
Asked how the automobile, a Land Rover, may have crashed into the varsity, Kelland mentioned she wouldn’t speculate.
The capital’s Metropolitan Police mentioned the incident was not being handled as “terror related”.
A complete of 16 individuals, a number of of them kids, have been handled on the scene and 10 have been taken to hospital, emergency providers mentioned.
“The school community is profoundly affected by this tragedy and, at the moment, we’re really not in a position to make any further comment about it,” John Tucker, chair of the varsity’s board of governors advised reporters.
A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak mentioned the prime minister thanked the emergency providers for his or her response.
“The prime minister’s deepest condolences are with the family of the girl who has tragically lost her life and his thoughts are with all those injured and involved in the horrific collision in Wimbledon this morning,” the spokesperson mentioned.
“This will have been a terrifying experience for all the children, staff and parents.”
Several ambulances, together with the air ambulance service and hearth officers have been concerned within the response to the incident. — Reuters
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