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London police say seven children and two adults were injured after a car drove into a primary school on a very narrow road in Wimbledon, southwest London.
A view of the scene of an incident at a primary school in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, July 6, 2023. London police say seven children and two adults were injured after a car crashes into a primary school in Wimbledon, southwest London . (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)
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LONDON — London police say seven children and two adults were injured on Thursday when a car plowed into a primary school on a very narrow road in Wimbledon, southwest London.
The Metropolitan Police said the incident was not being treated as a possible extremist attack.
Police were called to The Study Preparatory School, a private girls’ school, at 9:54 a.m., along with paramedics in ground and air ambulances.
The driver of the vehicle, believed to be a Land Rover, stopped at the scene, London police said. No arrests were made.
“There are a number of people who are seriously injured, as I understand it, and given the magnitude of the response from the emergency services … this is a very serious incident,” said Stephen Hammond, Wimbledon’s representative in parliament.
Hammond said the section of the school where the crash occurred is suitable for younger children between the ages of 4 and 8.
The incident took place about a mile from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which hosts the world-famous Wimbledon tennis tournament. Unlike the grand slam event, the school is located in a fairly remote area surrounded by local parks, riding trails and golf courses.
The police placed a large cordon around the school and television images from above showed the car against the wall of the building.
Dog walkers and passers-by were removed from the scene as an air ambulance stalled on the edge of Wimbledon Common, a large open space, while several ambulances parked nearby.
“Wimbledon is like a small village,” said resident Julie Atwood. “For this to happen in Wimbledon is unheard of. It’s appalling.”
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