Seven children and two adults have been injured following a car collision with a primary school building in London, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
Emergency services including officers, firefighters, and paramedics responded to the incident at around 9.54am on Thursday at The Study Preparatory School, Camp Road, Wimbledon. The school is for girls aged four to 11 and sits on Wimbledon Commons, just a mile away from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
The Metropolitan Police said: “Officers are responding to an incident at a primary school in Camp Road, Wimbledon. We were called at 9.54am to reports that a car collided with a building at the school.
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“Several people are being treated at the scene. We will share further updates when we can.” In a later tweet, the force said: “We are not treating this incident as terror-related.
"An investigation is under way to understand the full circumstances of what has taken place.”
And London Fire Brigade said on Twitter: “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 MP Stephen Hammond said: “Very concerned to hear about the Study Preparatory School at Camp Road this morning. A major incident has been declared and I know all emergency services are on site. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone at The Study.”
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Tweets from Wimbledon and Putney Commons urged the public to stay away from the area. They said: “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.
“Emergency vehicles are likely to be using the Commons to get to the location so please be alert to what is happening and follow instructions from our staff. Thank you.”
