The Land Rover ploughed into the school in Wimbledon as children and staff held an end-of-year tea party(Image: Peter Macdiarmid/LNP)

Wimbledon crash: Met Police reopen probe into Land Rover smash that killed two eight-year-old girls

Metropolitan Police says it hopes to "address all questions raised by the families affected" following the crash in Wimbledon, southwest London, which killed Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau

by · The Mirror

Police will reopen an investigation into a horror crash which killed two eight-year-olds, according to reports.

A Land Rover Defender smashed through a fence at The Study Prep school in Wimbledon, southwest London, where children and staff attended an end-of-year tea party. The driver faced no charges after it was claimed she had suffered an epileptic seizure at the wheel for the first time.

But now Scotland Yard has reopened the case after a review revealed significant shortfalls in the way officers conducted the initial investigation. This includes consideration of medical evidence that led to the case being dropped, it is understood.

Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died of their injuries suffered in the crash on July 6, 2023. Yesterday, Nuria's father Saj Butt, said: "No parent should ever have to go through the pain my wife, Smera, and I have experienced over the past 15 months. The initial investigation seemed flawed and left so many unanswered questions.

"Now, as we put our lives on-hold again, we can only welcome the news that a new investigation has been launched with a new, specialist and more experienced team."

Eight-year-old Nuria Sajjad was killed as a result of the injuries she suffered from the crash( Image: PA)
Selena Lau, also eight, tragically lost her life too( Image: PA)

In addition to the two children killed, nine children and three adults were also seriously injured. Detectives will now appeal to members of the public who may have witnessed the tragedy to come forward.

One of the key issues, according to Mail Online, is the diagnosis of epilepsy, which is notoriously difficult to detect without brain scans. Metropolitan Police says it hopes to "address all questions raised by the families affected" by the tragedy.

Jessie Deng, the mother of Selena Lau, welcomed the new investigation. She said: "This new investigation is welcome and I sincerely hope that this ongoing nightmare for all of the families and Selena's schoolmates can come to an end soon."

A Met spokesman told Mail Online: "We believe this further investigative work will address all questions raised by the families affected. It will be undertaken by an accredited senior investigating officer and team with experience in homicide investigations." The Mirror has contacted the police force for a further comment.