Prince Philip, 97, and Two Women Injured in Traffic Accident near Sandringham estate

CREDIT  The Telegraph                                                                                                                                                                                   Prince Philip has crashed a car near Sandringham Estate in the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

The 97-year-old was uninjured and is recovering at Sandringham. The Duke of Edinburgh was driving a Range Rover and was turning out of an intersection when he collided with a Kia carrying three people including a mother and her baby.                                                                                       According to eyewitnesses, the Duke's car overturned and they helped to free him from the wreckage, the BBC reported. He was conscious but "very, very shocked", they said. The Duke immediately asked if everybody was all right in the aftermath of an accident which saw his Land Rover "tumbling" over the road, an eyewitness said.

 Police were called to the scene of a collision involving 97-year-old Prince Philip on Thursday. Witnesses told the BBC the Land Rover being driven by Philip had overturned after pulling out from a driveway on the A149. He was helped out of the car by witnesses and was reportedly conscious but very shocked and shaken.

The palace would not confirm if he was alone in the vehicle at the time of the collision. The other car involved was a Kia and its female driver and passenger were treated in hospital and later discharged. Norfolk police said: “The female driver of the Kia suffered cuts while the female passenger sustained an arm injury, both requiring hospital treatment.”                           A Buckingham Palace statement said: “The Duke of Edinburgh was involved in a road traffic accident with another vehicle this afternoon. The duke was not injured. The accident took place close to the Sandringham estate. Local police attended the scene.”

Roy Warne, 75, a barrister, who was one of the first on the scene, told the Sun there was a baby in the Kia with two women. Warne, who was travelling with his wife, rushed to the car. “There was smoke coming out as if it may explode. There was a baby in the back seat screaming,” he told the paper. After he and another man pulled the baby out he went to the other vehicle.

He said there was “one elderly man” inside, lying on his side with his legs in the footwell. Warne said he only realised it was Philip as he manoeuvred him out of the wreckage. He said he was able to stand up and was unharmed “but was obviously very shocked”.

Philip retired from public life in August 2017. He and the Queen have been staying at Sandringham since Christmas.