Itwas a scary moment for Sweden's Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel as they were involved in a car crash while visiting India’s President PranabMukherjee in Uppsala, Sweden on Monday evening. While the royal couple andpolitician were unharmed, nine people involved in the accident were taken to thehospital.
"I have information saying nine people. Two of them aresupposed to have been put in an ambulance, the rest were taken to hospital inpolice cars," Christer Nordström, press officer at Uppsala police, toldSwedish newspaper Aftonbladet. "No one is seriously injured. But, thisinformation could change."
The crash took place as the royals and president were on theirway to Uppsala University, where India's head of state was due to give aspeech. Four cars were in the convoy and theaccident occurred as they approached a roundabout at around 4:30 pm. Whileothers were rushed to the hospital, the speech went on as planned with theroyal couple attending.
President Pranab, the first Indian head of state in history to visit Sweden, arrived over the weekend to the country and wasgreeted by Victoria and Daniel before being given a ride in ahorse-drawn carriage through the streets of the Swedish capital. He has alsoheld meetings with business leaders and the Swedish Prime Minister, StefanLöfven before leaving as scheduled on Tuesday evening.
The scary incident comes just over a week before Victoria'sbrother, Prince Carl Philip, is set to marry Sofia Hellqvist in a lavish ceremony and before the royal family hosted a gala at the Palace for the Indian President on Monday night.
The Swedishpolice are investigating the incident as a workplace accident.