Prince Harry’s Police Motorbike Outrider Smashes Head-On into Taxi
Prince Harry’s Police Motorbike Outrider Smashes Head-On into Taxi – Prince Harry was caught up in a dramatic high speed crash yesterday when one of his police outriders smashed head on into a taxi as the royal’s motorcade headed to an official engagement.
The fourth in line to the throne looked on in shock as his bodyguards treated both the unconscious driver – who had to be cut from his vehicle by firemen – and the police rider, catapulted down the road.
Pictures taken in the aftermath of the accident in central London show the police motorbike embedded in the white Toyota Prius, as the driver lies slumped in his seat surrounded by deployed airbags. According to one witness the prince’s Range Rover, which was taking him to an Invictus Games event in north London, took immediate evasive action. The driver, apparently fearing a potential terrorist attack, expertly steered through the damaged vehicles at speed before coming to a stop a several hundred feet up the road.
The bystander said he saw Harry, 29, sat in the back of the car with his head in his hands, constantly looking backwards at the injured men with ‘concern etched on his face’. The prince was insistent they stopped but security advice was for his car to drive on. Other officers did stop to attend the incident.
Last night the rider from the Special Escort Group was discharged from hospital, while the driver was said to be in a ‘stable’ condition. The Metropolitan Police also began an investigation into the accident, which occurred at around 9.40 am on Prince Albert Road, adjacent to Regent’s Park and London Zoo.
A cyclist, who wishes to remain anonymous, saw the convoy – of two blacked out Range Rovers and four motorbike outriders – pass him at ‘incredibly high speed’. He said, ‘” first heard whistles behind me as the motorbikes approached and a convoy suddenly raced past me”. I decided to speed up to see if I could catch up with them. I really wanted to know who it was. I didn’t see the actual crash but came across it just seconds after it had happened. There were debris everywhere, steam coming out of the car bonnet. It was carnage”.
