A man has been charged after a university student was killed and two others were injured in a collision in central London.
Christopher Jackson, 27, of Southampton, is accused of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a crash outside the King’s College London (KCL) campus in the Strand on March 18.
Aalia Mahomed, 20, died at the scene while a man and woman in their 20s were seriously injured and taken to hospital – but were later discharged.
The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a location close to the university campus at 11.41am following a collision involving a van and pedestrians.
The London Ambulance Service also attended the scene where Ms Mahomed tragically died as a result of her injuries.
Jackson was charged on December 1 and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on January 5.
In a moving tribute, Ms Mahomed’s family said she was a ‘bright, kind and beautiful soul’.
During a memorial held earlier this year on what would have been her graduation, Ms Mahomed’s younger brother Zain unveiled a plaque underneath a cherry blossom planted in her name.
The plaque read: ‘In loving memory of our forever shining star, Aalia Mohamed.
‘A beloved daughter, sister, philosopher, physicist and friend. November 4, 2004, to March 18, 2025.’
Zain said his sister was ‘amazing’ and that she was ‘really smart, lovely [and] funny’.
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Around 40 friends, family members and people from the university gathered to pay tribute to her.
Ms Mahomed’s mother, Samira Shafi, was given her posthumously-awarded honorary degree certificate.
The family has launched a campaign to build a high school in Malawi in honour of Ms Mahomed, to be called Be More Aalia.
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