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Girl killed as car crashes into London school building

Girl Killed As Car Crashes Into London School Building
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By Josh Payne, PA Chief Reporter

A girl has been killed as a car crashed into a girls’ prep school building in England.

London's Metropolitan Police said a woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the incident at The Study Preparatory School in Camp Road, Wimbledon, south-west London, on Thursday.

In a statement, the force said: “We can now confirm that sadly a child has died following an incident where a car collided with a building at a school in Wimbledon.

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“We can also confirm that the driver of the vehicle, a woman aged in her 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

“There have been further injuries and we await an update from the London Ambulance Service.”

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