An incident has been declared in London after a Land Rover car collided with a primary school building.
It has been revealed that seven children and two adults are being treated after the crash. The incident occurred at The Study Preparatory School in Camp Road in Wimbledon this morning.
Emergency services, including police officers, firefighters, paramedics and London’s Air Ambulance, attended to the scene at around 9:54am. It has since been confirmed that the driver stopped at the scene, and that it is not being treated as terror-related.
Following reports of the incident, the Metropolitan Police issued a statement alerting the general public.
#UPDATE | Officers are responding to an incident at a primary school in Camp Road, Wimbledon.
— Merton Police (@MPSMerton) July 6, 2023
We were called at 09:54hrs to reports that a car collided with a building at the school.
Several people are being treated at the scene. We will share further updates when we can.
“Officers are responding to an incident at a primary school in Camp Road, Wimbledon,” the statement began.
“We were called at 09.54am to reports that a car collided with a building at the school,” Met officers continued.
“Several people are being treated at the scene. We will share further updates when we can,” they concluded.
In a statement released on social media, London Fire Brigade also confirmed that they were attending the scene. “We are currently supporting emergency services at an incident at a school in Wimbledon,” they wrote, adding: “We have two fire engines and two fire rescue units at the scene.”
On Twitter, the team behind an account for the Wimbledon and Putney Commons area asked members of the public to stay away from the area in the aftermath of the crash.
“Following an incident at the edge of the Common on Camp Road, the public are asked to avoid that area of the Commons to allow free access to the emergency services. Thank you,” they wrote.
The Study Preparatory School is an all-girls school, which costs around £5,565 per pupil per term. The school is situated on Wimbledon Common, just a mile away from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club that hosts the Wimbledon tennis tournament, which began on Monday.
