A 8 year-old Girl has sadly died and a driver has been arrested following a car crash at a school in Wimbledon, south-west London on Thursday morning.

The crash happened at the Study Preparatory School, a school for girls aged four to eleven, on Camp Road. Police were called at 9:54 a.m. to reports of a car colliding with a building.

Officers attended the scene along with paramedics from the 15 London Ambulances and London’s Air Ambulance. A child was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sixteen other children and two adults were injured were treated at the scene by paramedics and an air ambulance was called in.

The driver of the car, a woman in her 40s, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. She remains in police custody.

There have been further injuries, but the extent of these is not yet known.

The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene.

Police are not treating the incident as terror related.

Detective Chief Superintendent Clair Kelland, local police commander for south west London, said: “This is tragic news and our thoughts are with the girl’s family and friends, and everyone affected today.

“We remain at the scene and are continuing our investigation into the full circumstances of the incident.”

The school has been closed for the day.

A spokesperson for The Study Prep said: “We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that have taken place at our school today. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the child who has died.

“We are working closely with the police and other emergency services to investigate the circumstances of the incident.”

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.

Wimbledon resident Julie Atwood said: “My daughter used to go to this school. It’s a girls’ school. Wimbledon is like a little village. For this to happen in Wimbledon is unheard of. It’s terrible.”

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan described the incident as “devastating” and said: “My heart goes out to everyone affected.”

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she was “saddened to hear about the tragic incident at the school in Wimbledon this morning”, adding in a tweet: “My thoughts are with everyone affected. I would like to thank emergency responders at the scene. It is important they are now able to carry out their investigation.”

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper tweeted: “Thinking of all the families, pupils and staff affected by the terrible incident at a primary school in Wimbledon this morning. Thank you to the emergency services on site for their swift response.”