Girl, 8, fights for life and woman critical after Wimbledon school crash
An eight-year-old girl is fighting for her life and a woman in her 40s is in critical condition after a car crashed into a prep school building in Wimbledon, south London, on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police said.
The London Ambulance Service said 16 people had been treated at the scene, with 10 taken to hospital.
It is unknown how many of those were children or adults, but one onlooker described seeing ‘one little baby that was in the ambulance who was crying uncontrollably’.
A woman arrested on suspicion of causing the death by dangerous driving of a young girl after a Land Rover crashed through a school fence has been bailed.
In a statement, the Met said: ‘The driver of the car, a 46-year-old woman from Wimbledon, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
‘She was taken to hospital – her condition was assessed as not life-threatening. She has been bailed pending further inquiries to a date in late July.
‘Detectives from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are leading the investigation and their inquiries are ongoing. They are expected to remain at the scene throughout the day.
‘The investigation remains in its early stages and officers are keeping an open mind whilst following up all lines of inquiry. We ask that people do not speculate about the circumstances while this work is ongoing.’
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