London: A 49-year-old woman behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a London school killing two eight-year-old girls, including Indian-origin Nuria Sajjad, was on Friday charged with dangerous driving following a reinvestigation of the case.

Claire Freemantle was involved in a collision at the Study Prep School in Wimbledon that led to the death of Indian-origin schoolgirl Nuria and her schoolmate Serena Lau, both eight years old at the time, in July 2023.

An initial investigation into the crash had concluded against any charges in what was believed to be a freak accident.

"The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Claire Freemantle, 49, with two offences of causing death by dangerous driving and seven offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving," said David Malone, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for London North.