Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ King’s College London student who died in Strand van crash

Tributes have been paid to the “beautiful” King’s College London student who died in van crash on The Strand earlier this week.

She has been named by the Metropolitan Police as Aalia Mahomed.

This comes after it was confirmed yesterday in an email that the 20-year-old was a student at the university.

This morning (20th March) Aalia’s family released a public statement paying tribute to her.

They said: “Aalia was a bright, kind and beautiful soul, who brought joy and laughter to everyone. She was a ray of sunshine in our lives, and will be deeply missed by all her family and friends.

“Her light will always live on in our memories and her smile will be our strength as we get through this difficult time.”

Aalia was involved in a fatal collision with a transit van on The Strand at King’s College London’s campus on Tuesday at 11:41am.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving. He was further arrested whilst in custody on suspicion of drug driving offences.

He has since been released on bail.

Two others were also injured. According to the police, a 27-year-old woman was taken to hospital and remains in a serious condition. However, her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. A 23-year-old man was also taken to hospital but has since been discharged.

The Met further confirmed that it is not treating the incident as terror related.

Officers have also urged those with any information about the incident to come forward.

You can call the police on 101 or post @MetCC ref CAD 2771/18MARCH. However, if you wish to remain 100 per cent anonymous, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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For anyone wishing to pay tribute to Aalia, there is a memorial outside the gates of St Mary le Strand church, where flowers are being laid.

Featured image via Metropolitan Police