Members of the public are being asked to avoid the area of Wimbledon Common following an incident where a car has crashed into a nearby primary school.
A car has collided with a primary school building in south London and several are being treated at the scene, police said.
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and London’s Air Ambulance responded to the incident at around 9.54am on Thursday at The Study Preparatory School in Camp Road, Wimbledon.
#UPDATE | 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.
— Merton Police (@MPSMerton) July 6, 2023
Members of the public must avoid the area
Wimbledon and Putney Commons has asked that members of the public stay away from the area.
On Twitter, it posted: “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.
“Emergency vehicles are likely to be using the Commons to get to the location so please be alert to what is happening and follow instructions from our staff. Thank you.”
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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. https://t.co/AlGV885Xk2— Wimbledon and Putney Commons (@WimbledonCommon) July 6, 2023
Emergency services respond to incident at primary school in Wimbledon
The Metropolitan Police said: “Officers are responding to an incident at a primary school in Camp Road, Wimbledon.
“We were called at 9.54am 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.”
London Fire Brigade said on Twitter: “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.”
The school, which costs £5,565 per term, is for girls aged four to 11 and sits on Wimbledon Common, just a mile away from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club as it hosts the world-famous tennis tournament.
The PA news agency contacted the school and a woman who answered the phone replied “no comment”.
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