Tag: accident

UK’s first fatal car accident

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Bridget Driscoll stepped into the history books on August 17th 1896. Mrs Driscoll, a 44 year old housewife, while travelling from Old Town, became the first pedestrian in the UK to be killed by a car. Mrs Driscoll, was hit by an automobile belonging to the Anglo-French Motor Carriage Company that was being used to give demonstration rides, travelling at 4mph. She died within minutes of receiving a head injury. One witness described the car as travelling at “a reckless pace, in fact, like a fire engine”. The driver, working…

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British Road Policing Units carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident

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Kent police has equipped Road Policing Units with teddy bears to help police officers comfort distressed children involved in traffic accident. The cuddly toys will be given to children when they are trapped in a vehicle or involved in a collision either as a passenger or pedestrian. Police Constable Darren Chapman, who got a local manufacturer to donate the soft toys, said: “It’s more difficult when young children are involved in a collision because you can’t always explain what is happening to them. Fear and confusion can overwhelm them and…

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