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Van Driver Charged in Fatal King’s College London Collision

Police say the 27-year-old will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 5 January.

Overview

  • Christopher Jackson, 27, of Walton Road, Southampton, faces counts of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
  • The charges follow a 18 March collision in the Strand/Aldwych area outside King's College London that involved a van and pedestrians.
  • Aalia Mahomed, 20, a King's College London student, died at the scene.
  • Two pedestrians in their 20s were taken to hospital with serious injuries and have since been discharged.
  • The driver was arrested at the scene, and the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit continues to lead the case.