Man charged after student killed in collision outside Kings College London
Aalia Mahomed, 20, died and two others were seriously injured in the Strand in March
A man has been charged over a fatal collision after a university student was hit and killed by a van near her campus.
Aalia Mahomed, 20, died and two others - a man and a woman in their 20s - were seriously injured in the crash outside the King's College London (KCL) campus in the Strand, central London, on March 18.
Christopher Jackson, 27, of Southampton, is accused of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving, the Metropolitan Police said.
He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 5.
Ms Mahomed's family paid tribute to her after her death as a "bright, kind and beautiful soul".
During a memorial held earlier this year on what would have been her graduation, Ms Mahomed's younger brother, Zain Mahomed, unveiled a plaque underneath a cherry blossom planted in her memory.
The plaque read: "In loving memory of our forever shining star, Aalia Mohamed. A beloved daughter, sister, philosopher, physicist and friend. November 4 2004 to March 18 2025."
He called his sister "amazing", and said she was "really smart, lovely, funny".
About 40 friends, family members and people from KCL gathered to pay tribute to the student.
Her mother, Samira Shafi, was given her honorary degree certificate, awarded posthumously.
The family has launched a campaign to build a high school in Malawi in honour of Ms Mahomed, to be called Be More Aalia.