Land Rover crashes into the side of a £16,000-a-year private primary prep school for girls in Wimbledon with ‘several people injured’ in ‘serious’ incident
A major emergency response is underway in Wimbledon after a Land Rover crashed into a primary school this morning, leaving ‘several people hurt.’
Police, firefighters and tactical units were called to the scene of a ‘serious collision’ at The Study Prep school on Camp Road at just before 10am.
The London Air Ambulance told the BBC that emergency services have sent ‘a fair amount of resources to the scene’, including ‘response officers’ and a ‘hazardous area response unit.’
The school is an all girls institution which costs £16,000-a-year per student.
Stephen Hammond, Conservative MP for Wimbledon, told BBC Radio London: ‘It’s obviously extremely distressing and extremely concerning.
A major emergency response is underway in Wimbledon after a Land Rover crashed into a primary school this morning, leaving ‘several people hurt.’ (scene pictured)
Mr Hammond said the road is ‘quite tight’ meaning people ‘have to stop and let each other past.’
‘I’ve just spoken to the local police, they are in attendance as are both air and paramedics.
‘There are a number of casualties, I’m not clear how many. I know the area well, obviously. The area is really quite remote, but actually it’s a road that has quite a number of people that drive up and down it to the golf clubs.’
Mr Hammond said the road is ‘quite tight’ meaning people ‘have to stop and let each other past.’
He added: ‘It’s right on the corner of the common, just by Wimbledon Common Golf Club, but also just down the road, the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club.
‘It’s on what we would call the quadrangle, Camp Road is part of the quadrangle with West View, North View as well. It’s basically about a mile outside Wimbledon Village.
‘The Study prep school is in two parts. The part that’s at Camp Road deals with children from reception usually up to the age of eight or nine. Nursery, eight or nine. And girls, young girls, as well.
‘Obviously very concerning to hear about this incident. It’s quite remote from the middle of Wimbledon. There’s a very good pub on the corner.
Police, firefighters and tactical units were called to the scene of a ‘serious collision’ at The Study Prep school on Camp Road at just before 10am.
‘Surprising. For quite a tight road, because of the way it works at particular times of the day, it’s very busy, it becomes quite tight to past.’
The London Fire Brigade said: ‘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.’
The Metropolitan Police said: ‘Officers are responding to a serious collision at a primary school in Wimbledon.
‘We were called at 09:54hrs on Thursday, 6 July to reports that a car collided with a building at the school in Camp Road.
‘Officers remain at the scene along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. Several people are being treated at the scene.’
The force said it would share further updates ‘when we can’.
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