Woman who crashed into Wimbledon school killing two girls had seizure and will not face action

The driver of a Land Rover that ploughed into a school in Wimbledon, killing two eight-year-old girls, will face no criminal charges as she had an epileptic seizure at the wheel, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

Nuria Sajjad and fellow eight-year-old pupil Selena Lau died following the incident at the Study Prep school in southwest London on July 6 last year.

Several others were injured when the car ploughed through a fence and collided with a building.

A 46-year-old woman was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor overseeing the Crown Prosecution Service London Homicide Unit, said: “We have carefully considered this complex and sensitive case, taking into consideration all the material gathered as part of the lengthy and detailed police investigation.

“The driver of the vehicle had an epileptic seizure behind the wheel, which caused her to lose control of the vehicle which then drove into the school. There is no evidence the driver had ever suffered a similar seizure before and she had no previously diagnosed medical condition.

“Because there is nothing to suggest the driver could have done anything to predict or prevent this tragedy, it is not in the public interest to pursue a criminal prosecution.”

The CPS said that it had considered the driver’s full medical records and received evidence from neurological specialists, who agreed that the driver had a seizure and that this was the first such medical episode she had experienced.