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Woman charged over fatal Wimbledon school crash
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- Claire Freemantle drove the Land Rover that went through the railings of The Study Prep school in Wimbledon as pupils and their parents were celebrating the last day of term on the lawn.
- Selena Lau and Nuria Sajjad were killed and others were injured.
- The 48-year-old was charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
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Lucy Manning Special correspondent Selana Lau's family Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau The driver of the car which crashed into the grounds of a south-west London school in 2023 killing two eight-year-old schoolgirls has been charged by prosecutors.
Claire Freemantle drove the Land Rover that went through the railings of The Study Prep school in Wimbledon as pupils and their parents were celebrating the last day of term on the lawn.
Selena Lau and Nuria Sajjad were killed and others were injured.
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