A total of 10 people were taken to hospital
after a Land Rover crashed into a girls' prep school building, killing an eight-year-old girl. Detective Chief Superintendent Clair Kelland fought back tears as she announced the age of the victim during a press conference outside the school in Wimbledon, south London, on Thursday.
Ms Kelland's voice broke as she told reporters at the scene: "Very sadly one of the children, an eight-year-old girl, died at the scene.Dr Martin also gave an update at the press conference, saying: "At 9.54 we received a 999 call to a collision on Camp Road in Wimbledon. We dispatched multiple resources including specialist critical care paramedics, London's air ambulance and 15 ambulances.
The force said the incident is not being treated as terror-related. Wimbledon MP Stephen Hammond, whose daughter previously attended the school, told the PA news agency that several of those hurt were "critically injured". Police extended a large cordon around the school and television pictures from overhead showed the car up against the wall of the building, while firefighters and paramedics stood near a gap in the fencing at the entrance to the site. Officers moved dog walkers and passers-by away from the scene as an air ambulance remained on the edge of the Common while a number of ambulances parked nearby.
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