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Van driver admits killing King's College London university student in campus crash

Christopher Jackson admitted causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving without involvement of alcohol or drugs, with sentencing set for March 6, prosecutors said.

  • A man named Christopher Jackson pleaded guilty to causing Alia Mahomed's death and injuring two others by dangerous driving on the Strand in 2025.
  • Mahomed was a 20-year-old student at King's College London studying physics and philosophy when she was struck and killed by Jackson's van.
  • Jackson admitted the charges with a 'sombre expression' and faces a 'substantial custodial sentence', while his defense cited his young family as a mitigating factor.
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Van driver admits killing King's College London university student in campus crash

Aalia Mahomed, 20, was in her second year of a physics and philosophy degree.

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Van driver pleads guilty to killing university student in central ...

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Van driver admits mowing down & killing student, 20, as she ate lunch on bench

A VAN driver has pleaded guilty to mowing down and killing a student as she ate lunch on a bench. Aalia Mahome was struck after the vehicle...

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Man pleads guilty to killing student Alia Mahomed in Strand crash

Alia Mahomed was sitting on a bench when Christopher Jackson struck her and two others with his van.

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Van driver pleads guilty to killing university student in crash on The Strand

Aalia Mahomed, 20, who was studying at King’s College London, died at the scene of the collision in the Strand on March 18 last year.

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Van driver pleads guilty to killing university student after crashing into gate

Christopher Jackson has pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving of King’s College London student Aalia Mahomed.

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