A car crashed into a building at a primary school in Wimbledon, south west London this morning in what police are describing as a “serious collision”.
Several people are injured and being treated at the scene, police said, with the vehicle understood to be a Land Rover, according to The Mirror.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Officers are responding to an incident at a primary school in Camp Road, Wimbledon.
“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.”
A Scotland Yard spokesman said several casualties were being treated at the scene.
The spokesman 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.”
London Fire Brigade tweeted: “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.”
A London Air Ambulance spokesperson told the BBC that “a fair amount of recourses” have been sent to the scene.
The incident is understood to have taken place at the £16,000-per-year all-girls Study Prep School on Camp Road in Wimbledon.
Stephen Hammond, Conservative MP for Wimbledon, told BBC Radio London the incident was “extremely distressing and extremely concerning”.
He added the road was “quite tight” with a “number of people” driving up and down it to nearby golf clubs.
“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.
“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,” Mr Hammond said.
