Police re-arrest driver over crash that killed two girls at Wimbledon school
Police re-arrest driver over crash that killed two girls at Wimbledon school
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Families of Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau had raised ‘concerns’ over the initial investigation. The driver of the 4×4 which crashed into a primary school in south-west London and killed schoolgirls Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau has been arrested after the Met Police reopened their investigation.
![[The Land Rover Defender inside the grounds of The Study Preparatory School in Camp Road, Wimbledon, south London (Yui Mok/PA)]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/02/05/10/f7caeeebb53514e03b2571efc9efae19Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzA3MjEzNjE3-2.72896448.jpg)
Both eight-year-olds died after being hit by the vehicle, which crashed into the Study Prep school in Wimbledon on 6 July 2023. The incident occurred while the two girls were celebrating the last day of the summer term with their classmates, which had seen parents and pupils attend a picnic.
The force said the driver had been arrested for a second time on Tuesday, having first been arrested at the time of the crash and later told she would face no further action. The 48-year-old remains in custody. An internal review was launched last year after “concerns” were raised by the families of the two girls, who said they remained “unconvinced” that the investigation was conducted thoroughly.
It had previously been announced in June that the driver had suffered an epileptic seizure behind the wheel and would not face criminal charges. The Met said the review identified lines of enquiry which required further examination and, in October, the investigation was moved to the Specialist Crime Command.
