Police refused to say whether she was among the injured, however they confirmed she remained in police custody on Thursday night. Hinting at the horrific scenes police, fire crews and paramedics encountered at the Wimbledon all girls schools, Detective Chief Superintendent Clair Kelland said emergency staff began immediately treating 16 patients, 10 of whom were so severely injured they were rushed to hospital.Ī woman, in her 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the collision at The Study Preparatory School on Thursday morning. Police have described what happened in a press conference in Wimbledon today, Steve Bird and Michael Murphy report.Ī senior detective choked back tears as she revealed that an eight-year-old girl had been killed after a Land Rover careered off the road and crashed into an exclusive London prep-school.
The Land Rover was removed from the scene by police on Thursday evening, while the cordon outside the school was reduced, allowing more access to Wimbledon Common.
The powerful automatic Land Rover mounted the pavement before crashing through a wooden fence, ploughing through the grounds and coming to rest against a school building. There were initial reports the driver may have suffered a medical incident before the crash but, after a brief hospital check up as a precaution, she was arrested and taken into custody for questioning.ĭetectives were understood to be examining the woman’s mobile phone and were also trying to ascertain whether the 4x4 had been speeding before the crash. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the driver of the Land Rover, a woman in her 40s, had been arrested at the scene and was being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
In an emotional press conference given outside the school, Detective Chief Superintendent Clair Kelland, from Scotland Yard, fought back tears as she confirmed that one eight-year-old girl had lost her life.
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