The Duke of Edinburgh, 97, was tested for signs of alcohol by police after he was pulled from the wreckage of his overturned Land Rover
PRINCE Philip was breathalysed by police after his horror Land Rover smash near Sandringham.
Cops tested the Duke of Edinburgh for signs of alcohol in his system after he miraculously escaped bleeding but uninjured from his car - which flipped near the royal estate in Norfolk yesterday.
His Royal Highness, 97, and the other driver involved in the crash both tested negative, Norfolk Police said.
Philip was left "very shocked" and shaken by the ordeal - and yelled "my legs" as he was pulled from the wreckage of his overturned motor.
He was trapped after the car he was driving collided with a Kia carrying two women and a ten-month-old baby.
Witness Roy Warne, 75, said of the smash near Sandringham, Norfolk: “It was frightening to see."
Mr Warne told how Prince Philip said he was “dazzled by the sun” at a T-junction before his Land Rover hit another car carrying a mother and baby.
He said the Duke of Edinburgh was pulled from the wreckage “conscious” but “very, very shocked and shaken”.
Barrister Roy, 75, who was first at the scene, helped to free the “disorientated” royal from his motor, which had overturned.
I looked down and had the Prince’s blood on my hands
Roy Warne
Roy was driving home with his wife Victoria, 72, shortly before 3pm and saw the Land Rover flip a split-second after the collision.
Prince Philip was trapped inside and told rescuers: “My legs! Where should I put my legs?”
But he was not thought to have suffered any serious injuries — and was at the Queen’s side, resting at their Sandringham estate.
Roy said: “I saw the car flip and thought f***ing hell.
“Before I even stopped I said to Victoria, dial 999.”
Roy helped Philip out of his overturned Land Rover.
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.”
It is believed the Land Rover drove out from a T-junction on Queen Elizabeth Way and was struck by a Kia people carrier with two women and a ten-month-old baby inside.
A villager who asked not to be named said: “It is an extremely busy road and it is a miracle that he was not hit by another car as well.
“It could easily have been curtains for him, especially at his age. I guess he survived because he was in a solid Land Rover.”
The driver of the blue Kia told Victoria: “That could have been a disaster.”
Prince Charles is concerned about his father's driving at his advanced age.
He told a D-day veteran's son at an event in June 2014 that he is "always worried" about Philip's insistence on still taking the wheel.
Roy said the Land Rover “came across the A149 like a somersault. It was turning on its side over and over”.
He added: “It was frightening to see a powerful car rolling like that.
“I rushed to the other car — there was smoke coming out as if it may explode. There was a baby in the back seat screaming."
Buckingham Palace said the Duke was not injured but had seen a doctor as a precaution.
One of the women in the other car suffered a suspected broken arm, the other had an injured knee. The baby boy was miraculously unharmed.
A wing mirror surrounded by shattered glass and broken plastic was left on the side of the Hunstanton-bound carriageway after the two vehicles were recovered, with tyre tracks across the verge.
A spokesman for Norfolk Police confirmed: “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 after decades supporting the Queen and attending events for his own charities and organisations.
The Palace calculated he had completed 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.
Since retiring from official solo duties, he has appeared in public alongside the Queen and other members of the Royal Family at events.
But he did not attend the Royal Family’s Christmas Day service at Sandringham this year.
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