On Thursday afternoon, Prince Philip was in a shocking car accident.
A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace shared that Queen Elizabeth‘s husband was not injured in the incident, which took place near the royal family’s Sandringham Estate.
Now more details are emerging about the crash.
It has been reported by The Sun that as he was pulled out of his crushed, overturned Land Rover, he screamed: “My legs!”
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The Duke was trapped inside his vehicle after he collided with a Kia that had 2 women and a baby.
Witness Roy Warne, 75, saw the crash saying. “It was frightening to see.”
Mr Warne also shared that Prince Philip was “dazzled by the sun” at a T-junction before his Land Rover hit another car carrying a mother and baby.
He recounted that the 97-year-old was “conscious” but “very, very shocked and shaken” as he was pulled from the wreck.
Barrister Roy, 75, was one of the first to attend to the Duke.
The Prince was breathalysed by police and told them he was “dazzled by the sun”.
At 3pm, Roy was driving with his wife when they witnessed the crash.
Roy said: “I saw the car flip and thought f—–g hell. Before I even stopped I said to Victoria, dial 999.”
Helping the Duke, he said: “I looked down and had the Prince’s blood on my hands.
“All I could think is, thank goodness there wasn’t more.”
The publication claim the driver of the Kia said, “That could have been a disaster.”
A spokesman for Norfolk Police confirmed said: “The male driver of the Land Rover was uninjured.
“The female driver of the Kia suffered cuts while the female passenger sustained an arm injury, both requiring hospital treatment.
“We can confirm both casualties have been treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn and have since been discharged.
“It is force policy to breath test drivers involved in collisions. We can confirm both drivers were tested and provided negative readings.”
Prince Philip retired from public life in August 2017.
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