A second eight-year-old girl has died on Sunday after a Land Rover crashed into a primary school on Thursday.
Metropolitan police confirmed Sunday night that Nuria Sajjad lost her life as a result of injuries sustained in the horror at The Study Prep School in Wimbledon, southwest London.
Two girls have now died from injuries suffered in the tragic emergency.
Children were having a tea party to mark the last day of term at the independent, fee-paying school.
Nuria’s distraught family have released the following statement, via Metropolitan Police, in which they described the youngster as the ‘light of our lives’.
‘It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved Nuria on Sunday, 9 July 2023. Nuria was the light of our lives. She embodied joy, kindness and generosity and she was loved by all around her,’ the family.
‘We would like to thank the efforts of the emergency services, all the extraordinary staff at St George’s Hospital, the parents of Nuria’s class fellows and staff of the Study Prep for all they have done to ease Nuria’s journey.
‘We request that our privacy is respected at this difficult time.’
Several other people, including more children, remain in hospital following the tragedy, to which emergency services were called at around 10am on Thursday.
Reports suggested a car had crashed through a fence and collided with a building.
A total of 35 police vehicles were deployed to the scene and officers worked with paramedics to give first aid to a number of people who had been injured.
The driver of the car, a 46-year-old woman, was arrested at the scene. Eight-year-old Selena Lau died as a result of her injuries, it emerged on Thursday.
A number of other people, including a seven-month-old girl, were also taken to hospital with injuries later assessed as non-life threatening.
She was taken to hospital – her condition was assessed as non-life threatening. She has been bailed to a date in late July pending further enquiries.
The driver of the car, from Wimbledon, was taken to hospital and her condition was assessed as non-life threatening.
Police said she has been bailed to a date in late July pending further inquiries.
