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Prison van crash murder charge

The driver of a prison van is due to appear in court accused of murdering a woman by smashing into her outside a town hall.

Andrew Curtis, 48, of Serco Court Escort Services, will appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court in south London, charged with the murder of Nyaraui (Naomi) Benjamin, 34, in Brixton Road, Brixton, on April 22, police said.

Ms Benjamin was trapped under a van carrying 11 prisoners, Scotland Yard said at the time.

The accident happened outside the Town Hall in Brixton, south-west London.

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