Wimbledon school crash

Wimbledon school crash
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Date6 July 2023 (2023-07-06)
Time09:54 (BST (UTC+1))
LocationThe Study Preparatory School
Wimbledon, London
Coordinates51°25′34.38″N 0°13′54.3″W / 51.4262167°N 0.231750°W / 51.4262167; -0.231750
TypeTraffic collision
Deaths2
Non-fatal injuries14

Shortly before 09:54 BST on 6 July 2023, a Land Rover Defender crashed into an end-of-year tea party and injured several people, mainly children, at The Study, a girls' preparatory school in Wimbledon, south-west London, England.[1][2][3] An eight-year-old girl died later that day and another on 9 July.[2] The driver of the car, 46-year-old Claire Freemantle from Wimbledon,[2][4][5] was arrested and bailed on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.[2][4][6] No charges were brought after it was established that the driver had suffered a first epileptic seizure.[7]

The crash was widely reported on the front pages of national newspapers on the day after the crash,[8][9] and inspired several acts of vandalism against SUVs in the United Kingdom.[3][10][11]

  1. ^ "Seven children hurt as Land Rover crashes into Wimbledon school | Page 1". BBC News. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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  3. ^ a b Gregory, Andy (7 August 2023). "Activists target Land Rover dealership in 'retaliation' for Wimbledon school crash". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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