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Three Land Rovers providing the royal guard at the Queen's Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire have been involved in a road crash. Land Rovers providing the royal guard at the Queen's Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire have been involved in a road crash.
The incident happened at about lunchtime on the A93 near Ballater. Four Scots Guards have been injured. One was airlifted to hospital.The incident happened at about lunchtime on the A93 near Ballater. Four Scots Guards have been injured. One was airlifted to hospital.
A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said that no members of the Royal Family had been involved in the crash.A spokesman for Buckingham Palace said that no members of the Royal Family had been involved in the crash.
The Queen is currently in residence at the Balmoral Estate.The Queen is currently in residence at the Balmoral Estate.
The MoD said the injured personnel were from F Company of the Scots Guards, who provide security for the Queen.The MoD said the injured personnel were from F Company of the Scots Guards, who provide security for the Queen.
F Company is based at the Victoria Barracks in Ballater. Serious injuries
As well as their public duties they also carry out overseas exercises, including service in Poland, Kazakhstan and Belize. It is understood three Army Land Rovers were in convoy between the Victoria Barracks in Ballater and Balmoral Estate and that two were involved in the crash.
Grampian Police said four people had been injured, three of them seriously.
One was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with a punctured lung.
As well as their public duties, F Company also carry out overseas exercises, including service in Poland, Kazakhstan and Belize.
Grampian Police said a spillage of fuel on the road was being cleared but the route was not expected to be closed.Grampian Police said a spillage of fuel on the road was being cleared but the route was not expected to be closed.
Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852.Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852.