Police issue update on woman's arrest following school party crash where two eight-year-old girls died

A woman previously arrested after a Land Rover crashed into a prep school in south west London has been re-bailed.

The 46-year-old woman was arrested at the scene of The Study Prep School on Camp Road in Wimbledon on July 6. Eight-year-olds Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau both died following the collision.

The Metropolitan Police said the woman, who was initially arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, has now been re-bailed until the end of September.

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In a statement on Friday morning (July 28), The Met said: “A 46-year-old woman from Wimbledon returned from bail on Thursday July 20. She has been re-bailed to return at the end of September.”

The force said no other victims remain in hospital, and detectives from the Met’s Serious Collision investigation Unit continue to investigate.

It is understood the collision occurred during an end of term tea party at the school. Reports suggested a car had crashed through a fence and collided with a building at the school.

Paying tribute to Selena, 8, at the time of her death, her family said: “Selena was an intelligent and cheeky girl adored and loved by everyone.”

Nuria’s family also paid tribute, saying: “Selena was an intelligent and cheeky girl adored and loved by everyone.”