SCHOOL CRASH HORROR
Car smashes into primary school sparking huge evacuation as woman arrested & pupils told to go home for the day
The building will now be assessed for any structural damage
A 39-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested after a car smashed into the wall of a primary school and sparked a huge evacuation.
Emergency services scrambled to the scene in Everton, Merseyside, after the white Mercedes ploughed into The Beacon Primary School at around 8.30am today.
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No pupils are believed to have been injured nor were in the area of the crash with "all persons accounted for".
The woman, from Walton, Liverpool, was arrested on suspicion of drug driving and careless driving, confirmed Merseyside Police.
Cops previously said that the female driver of the car was being assessed at the scene on Heyworth Street.
A passenger in the car was confirmed to have sustained a minor injury.
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No other injuries were reported and no children were present in the area of the collision, said the force.
Police confirmed that the school will be closed for the rest of the day and road closures are in place.
Meanwhile, the building will now be assessed for any structural damage following the evacuation.
Merseyside Police said in a full statement: "We have arrested a woman following a road traffic collision at a school in Everton this morning, Monday 22 April.
"At around 8.30am, reports were received of a car in collision with Beacon Primary School in Heyworth Street, Everton.
"A 39-year-old woman from Walton has now been arrested on suspicion of drug driving and careless driving and taken to a police station.
"The roads are now open and the school is being assessed for any structural damage and remains closed.
"Thanks for your patience while emergency services and our partners deal with this incident.
"Enquiries are ongoing and anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to contact @MerPolCC or 101 with reference 24000362016."
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Mereyside Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene.
A statement read: "Crews were alerted at 08.34 and on scene at 08.39, with two fire engines and the search and rescue team attending.
"This was a road traffic collision (RTC) involving one vehicle into a school building. No persons were trapped, two occupants of the vehicle are in the care of North West Ambulance Service.
"Merseyside Police also attended and a cordon around the building was put in place.
"Fire Service personnel made the scene and vehicle safe, and the Search and Rescue team erected temporary shoring to the affected area.
"Utilities to the affected building have been isolated and a structural engineer requested.
"A full roll call at the school was completed with all persons accounted for.
"The scene was handed over to Merseyside Police and crews left the scene at 09.32."