Teddington School incident: Mystery as 'lots of police and ambulances' swarm to scene

A school suddenly closed with "many" police and ambulances seen outside after a person died this morning.

Children were sent home from Teddington School in south west London just before 9am this morning. Parents were left waiting to discover the reasons behind the closure, with the school yet to announce the nature of the incident.

The London Ambulance Service spokesperson provided an update, saying: “We were called at 7.17am today to reports of an unwell person in Broom Road, Teddington. We sent an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer to the scene.

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"Despite the efforts to save her life, a patient sadly died at the scene.” The Met Police say the London Ambulance Service are leading the response to be incident due to a 'medical emergency'.

One parent took to X to spread the news, writing: “Teddington school closed with police and ambulance in attendance. No clear answer. Lots of police and ambulances in attendance. May be outside the school blocking entry. All that's certain is closed all day."

They added: "I am now hearing many ambulances. All the kids have been sent home. It was early, before most of them had arrived."

Teddington School, located in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, teaches pupils between the ages of 11 and is a co-educational state school which also includes a sixth form. Mirror Online have requested comment and information from the school.

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