Wimbledon school crash
| Date | 6 July 2023 |
|---|---|
| Time | 09:54 (BST (UTC+1)) |
| Location | The Study Preparatory School Wimbledon, London |
| Coordinates | 51°25′34.38″N 0°13′54.3″W / 51.4262167°N 0.231750°W |
| Type | Traffic collision |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 14 |
Shortly before 09:54 BST on 6 July 2023, a Land Rover Defender crashed into an end-of-year tea party and injured several people, mainly children, at The Study, a girls' preparatory school in Wimbledon, south-west London, England. An eight-year-old girl died later that day and another on 9 July. The driver of the car, 46-year-old Claire Freemantle from Wimbledon, was arrested and bailed on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. No charges were brought after it was established that the driver had suffered a first epileptic seizure.
The crash was widely reported on the front pages of national newspapers on the day after the crash, and inspired several acts of vandalism against SUVs in the United Kingdom. The case was re-opened in October 2024 after the two girls' families raised concerns about the investigation. The driver was arrested again in January 2025.