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Holly Evans and Maanya Sachdeva

Wimbledon car crash latest: Eight year-old girl killed and 16 injured in primary school tragedy

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Police officer fights back tears as she announces death of eight-year-old at Wimbledon school

An eight-year-old girl has died and 15 others left injured after a Land Rover crashed into a girls’ prep school in Wimbledon, police have confirmed.

An end-of-term tea party was reportedly underway at The Study Prep school, in Camp Road, when the crash took place at around 10am on Thursday.

Detective chief superintendent Clair Kelland’s voice broke as she told a press conference: “Very sadly one of the children, an eight-year-old girl, died at the scene.”

She added: “This is a very difficult time for everyone here at the school and across the wider community.”

A woman in her 40s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody.

The Study Prep Wimbledon, with pupils aged between four and 11, declined to comment on the incident.

The all-girls school is located about a mile from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club where the Wimbledon Grand Slam championship is currently taking place.

Have you been affected by this incident? If so email tara.cobham@independent.co.uk.

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