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Man Charged over Death of Student in King's College Van Crash
Christopher Jackson faces charges for causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving after a van struck pedestrians outside King’s College London, killing one student and injuring two others.
- Christopher Jackson, 27, was charged on December 1 with causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving after a van collision outside King's College London on March 18.
- Aalia Mahomed, 20, a King's College London student from Mitcham, was sitting on a bench in a pedestrianised area outside KCL when she was struck and pronounced dead at the scene; two other pedestrians in their 20s were seriously injured and later discharged.
- Officers and paramedics arrived at the Strand soon before midday on March 18, and the driver was arrested at the scene.
- Jackson will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 5, moving the matter into the criminal courts following his December 1 charge.
- Dozens of friends and family gathered in tribute earlier this year, unveiling a plaque reading `In loving memory of our forever shining star, Aalia Mohamed,` while the family launched the Be More Aalia campaign and Samira Shafi, Ms Mahomed's mother, received a posthumous honorary degree.
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