‘Save Del Boy flats’

SIR David Jason, left, said it would be a “shame” if the tower block featured in Only Fools And Horses is demolished. Harlech Tower in Acton, West London, was used to portray the home of the Trotters.

However, earlier this month it emerged it is set to be demolished as part of a £650m regeneration. THE Duke of Edinburgh’s car crash, which left two people needing hospital treatment, will be “investigated and any appropriate action taken”, Norfolk Constabulary has said.

Philip, 97, walked away uninjured from the accident after the Land Rover Freelander he was driving rolled across a busy A-road following a collision with a Kia, close to the Queen’s Sandringham estate.

There was also a miraculous escape for a nine-month-old baby boy, who survived unhurt in the Kia, police said.

Eyewitness Roy Warne helped the stricken duke out of his car and said the royal, who was left very shocked by the accident, asked if everybody was all right and was overheard telling police he had been “dazzled by the sun”.

Norfolk Police said two women – the 28-year-old Kia driver, who suffered cuts to her knee, and a 45-year-old passenger, who broke a wrist – were treated at the local Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn that day and discharged.

The crash happened on Thursday afternoon as Philip’s Freelander pulled out of a side road on to a stretch of the A149 which

Philip and, right, debris at the scene was earmarked by the local authority for possible safety measures.

At a meeting, coincidentally scheduled for yesterday, Norfolk Country Council approved plans to lower the speed limit from 60mph to 50mph, backed by speed cameras.

The duke appeared to be travelling without a police protection officer – individuals who guard all senior members of the royal family when at public and private events.

This may raise concerns about security, but the duke was being shadowed by another vehicle, thought to contain police officers, just before his crash, Mr Warne has suggested.

Norfolk Constabulary said in a statement: “As is standard procedure with injury collisions, the incident will be investigated and any appropriate action taken.

“We are aware of the public interest in this case, however, as with any other investigation, it would be inappropriate to speculate on the causes of the collision until an investigation is carried out.”

Theresa May has offered her support to the duke following the accident.

A Downing Street spokeswoman said: “The Prime Minister has sent a private message wishing him well.”

The police are expected to take statements from the duke, the female driver of the Kia involved in the crash and any other relevant witnesses during their investigation.

Mr Warne, who was one of the first motorists on the scene, said he overheard Philip telling police he had been “dazzled by the sun”.

Buckingham Palace said that after the accident, the duke “saw a doctor as a precaution and the doctor confirmed he was not injured”.