WIMBLEDON LATEST: Police confirm a girl has died after a vehicle crashed into a school in Wimbledon this morning. A woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
By Liz Jackson & Thomas MagillAn eight-year-old girl has died after a car crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, south-west London.
Worried parents had huddled at the police cordon while emergency services worked, waiting for information.A major incident was declared, but the Met said it was not being treated as terror-related.At a news conference Det Ch Sup Clair Kelland, local police commander for south-west London, became emotional, her voice breaking at times.
A number of onlookers were earlier stood at the edge of the cordon at the top of the road, including worried parents who were turning up all morning.Many of them were huddled in groups looking very concerned.MP for Wimbledon Stephen Hammond told the BBC part of the school where the crash happened was where pupils aged between four and eight would have been.
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.Wimbledon resident Julie Atwood said: "My daughter used to go to this school. It's a girls' school.The school, which costs £5,565 per term, is just a mile away from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club as it hosts the world-famous tennis tournament.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was "saddened to hear about the tragic incident at the school in Wimbledon this morning", adding in a tweet: "My thoughts are with everyone affected.
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