Car crashes into walls of Windsor Castle in three-vehicle collision – three days after another driver crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace
- The front of a Volvo lies crumpled against the outside of the royal residence in Berkshire
Five people were injured today after a car crashed into the walls of Windsor Castle, while emergency services treated someone on the ground.
The front of a Volvo crumpled into the outside of the royal residence in the rain on Thames Street after colliding head-on near the junction with River Street.
The vehicle’s airbags deployed during the incident at rush hour just before 8am this morning and two other cars were also involved. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service later confirmed that five people received ‘immediate emergency care’.
Thames Valley Police officers closed the road in the center of the Berkshire town, while paramedics also attended and two local buses were forced to move.
It comes after a man was arrested by armed officers after crashing his vehicle into the gates of Buckingham Palace early on Saturday morning.
In Windsor this morning, a passerby said: ‘People there were already saying someone had driven off and driven straight into the wall of Windsor Castle.
Emergency services at the scene today after a car crashed into the wall of Windsor Castle
Firefighters, paramedics and police on Thames Street in Windsor after the accident
‘There was at least one person in the car and I couldn’t tell if anyone else was there – suddenly there were people around (the vehicle) very quickly.
‘There was someone lying on the floor being treated, but there was a very calm atmosphere. People didn’t really know what was going on and some were worried it was something serious.”
A spokesperson for Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service told MailOnline: ‘At 7.49am on Tuesday, March 12, we received reports of a road traffic collision on Thames Street in Windsor.
‘Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Slough and Windsor fire stations were dispatched to the scene along with an officer.
“Upon arrival, crews discovered a collision involving two vehicles and two pedestrians. Firefighters made the scene safe and provided immediate emergency care to five people before placing them in the care of South Central Ambulance Service.
“Personnel were on scene for approximately one hour and sixteen minutes.”
A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told MailOnline: ‘Thames Valley Police received a report of a road traffic collision in Thames Street, Windsor at 7.50am this morning.
Emergency services are treating a person on the ground in Windsor this morning
“The road is expected to be closed for some time. Anyone with information is asked to contact police by calling 101 or reporting online quoting reference number 43240115038.”
And a spokesperson for Thames Valley Buses said: ‘Due to the closure of Thames Street, services 2 and 703 are unable to serve Windsor Parish Church towards Bracknell/Dedworth.
‘Please use Charles Street for the 2 service and York House for the 703. We apologize for any disruption.’
The crash comes three days after a motorist was arrested after crashing into the gates of Buckingham Palace.
In the accident on Thames Street, the car collided head-on near the intersection with River Street
Armed police intervened when the unnamed man in his 20s drove through the wrought iron gates at 2.35am on Saturday.
Witnesses reported hearing a loud bang as the vehicle hit the gate before the driver was surrounded by officers who ordered him to kneel with his hands behind his head.
He was quickly arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
Photos taken in the aftermath showed investigators analyzing the damaged blue hatchback with the hood crumpled, the trunk thrown open and the rear license plate hanging off.
People walk past the boarded up gates outside Buckingham Palace in London on Sunday
The car that crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace can be seen after the impact on Saturday
Buckingham Palace said no member of the royal family was living there at the time.
The gates, which date from 1911, were secured with scaffolding and a wooden fence was installed.
The motive for the incident has not been made clear, but police confirmed it was not being treated as terror-related.
The man was later sectioned under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital. He has since been released on bail.