The editorial team Thursday, July 6, 2023, 4:01 p.m
London, United Kingdom) – After that, a little girl died this morning – around 10 – An SUV has crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, in South West London, the Study Preparatory School, for girls only aged 4-11. The police reported it. The driver of the gold-colored Land Lover, a man in his 40s, was handcuffed to manslaughter for dangerous driving. According to SkyUK, some of the wounded, so eight – two adults and six children – and immediately rescued at the scene by paramedics before being taken away by a rescue plane, would be in serious condition.
“This is tragic news and our thoughts are with the family and to the little girl’s friends and everyone who was affected today. We remain at the scene of the accident and are continuing our investigation into the full circumstances of the crash,” said Det Ch Sup Clair Kelland, Commander of the local police for South West London. The accident this morning happened just over a mile from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, home of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
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The Met police rule out that it could have been a terrorist attack, said it was awaiting news from the London Ambulance Service and St George’s Hospital, Tooting, who confirmed they had “taken in some patients who were being looked after by our specialist clinical teams”. The Land Rover that caused the massacre is still on the school grounds, surrounded by plastic sheeting and cordons, and about 20 ambulances and two fire and rescue vehicles are parked on Camp Road. On the other hand, firefighters were observed carrying various pieces of equipment away from the scene of the accident Numerous people – including parents of girls and boys – took part in the rescue operations between shock and despair. Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond had spoken to the BBC of an “extremely worrying and worrying” situation even before police announced the little girl’s death.
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