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Ellen Kirwin & Ryan Merrifield

Land Rover crashes into school as major incident declared in Wimbledon

A Land Rover has crashed into a school in south west London.

Police have declared a major incident after the 4x4 car collided with one of The Study Preparatory School buildings in Camp Road, Wimbledon, with the Met police called just before 10am. The force said several people are being treated at the scene, reports the Mirror.

It is not yet known if children specifically have been injured or how many people are injured. Emergency services, including the London Air Ambulance, paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and firefighters are all on scene.

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The Met said it is a "serious" incident. Merton Police wrote on Twitter: "Officers are responding to an incident at a primary school in Camp Road, Wimbledon.

"We were called at 09:54hrs to reports that a car collided with a building at the school. Several people are being treated at the scene. We will share further updates when we can."

The London Fire Brigade said: "We are currently supporting emergency services at an incident at a school in Wimbledon. We have two fire engines and two fire rescue units at the scene."

Wimbledon and Putney Commons tweeted: "Following an incident at the edge of the Common on Camp Road, the public are asked to avoid that area of the Commons to allow free access to the emergency services. Thank you."

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