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Second girl dies after car crashes into London primary school

Pupils had been holding an end-of-term tea party with parents and teachers in the garden of Study Prep School in Wimbledon, less than a mile from the site of the ongoing tennis tournament, reports say.

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A police officer stands guard next to an ambulance behind a cordon following a car collision at the private Study Prep girls' school in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6. Photo: AFP
A police officer stands guard next to an ambulance behind a cordon following a car collision at the private Study Prep girls' school in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6. Photo: AFP

A second eight-year-old girl has died after a car crashed into a building at a south London primary school on Thursday, police said on Sunday.

Pupils had been holding an end-of-term tea party with parents and teachers in the garden of Study Prep School in Wimbledon, less than a mile from the site of the ongoing tennis tournament, local media reported.

The driver of a car, a 46-year old woman from the area, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, police said.

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The incident was not being treated as "terror related", police said on Thursday.

On Thursday it was confirmed that Selena Lau had died as a result of her injuries.

The second girl, who was named as Nuria Sajjad, died on Sunday, police said.

Her family said in a statement that she "embodied joy, kindness and generosity and was loved by all around her".

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