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Accident

  • Accident Between Cart and Bicycle
    Accident Between Cart and Bicycle
    Eyewitness account of an accident between a cart and a bicycle
    11th January 1902
  • Accident Involving a Horse
    Accident Involving a Horse
    Horse fell when pulling a load.
    25th August 1902
  • Accident Involving Car and Horse and Cart
    Accident Involving Car and Horse and Cart
    Man Injured in accident between car and horse and cart
    27th June 1902
  • Accident Involving Pony & Trap and Motor Car
    Accident Involving Pony & Trap and Motor Car
    Report of a car causing a pony & trap to throw its occupants
  • Accident Involving Runaway Horse
    Accident Involving Runaway Horse
    Runaway horse and trap collides with and damages another cart.
    28th November 1901
  • Accident Involving Two Pony and Traps
    Accident Involving Two Pony and Traps
    Details of a collision between two pony and traps.
    19th September 1902
  • Appeal for Driver of Vehicle Who Ran Over and Killed a Boy
    Appeal for Driver of Vehicle Who Ran Over and Killed a Boy
    Message issued to all stations requesting enquiries be made and motor factories, dealers and carriage builders, etc to ascertain the details of the driver of a canvas covered vehicle, white initialled portmanteau secured with two chains, number 6437.  The driver of this car at 12.20 on December 21st 1904 had run over and killed a ...
    21 Dec 1904
  • Boy Knocked Down by Man on Bicycle
    Boy Knocked Down by Man on Bicycle
    Young boy knocked down by man on bicycle and injured his head
    17th May 1902
  • Collision Between Car and Pony & Cart; Cart Driver Assaulted
    Collision Between Car and Pony & Cart; Cart Driver Assaulted
    Collision between car and pony & cart; car driver assaults cart driver and drives off.
    24th September 1902
  • Making Enquiries Regarding Accidental Death
    Making Enquiries Regarding Accidental Death
    attended enquiries upon the body of William Perry, accidentally killed on the GER
    17 Apr 1905
  • Man Found Dead in Ballast Hole
    Man Found Dead in Ballast Hole
    Description of an unnamed man found drowned in a ballast hole
    30th June 1902
  • Man Had Accident While Riding Bicycle
    Man Had Accident While Riding Bicycle
    Harry Everitt of Stanstead had accident while riding his bicycle about 11:30pm down Rye Street Bps. Stortford, but no serious injury occurred.
    28th September 1901
  • Man Injured by Motor Car
    Man Injured by Motor Car
    Report of man injured when brushed by a car.
    8th July 1902
  • Man Injured in Bicycle Accident
    Man Injured in Bicycle Accident
    Man injured in fall from bicycle, treated by doctor
    28th June 1902
  • Man Killed By Train - Waltham Cross
    Man Killed By Train - Waltham Cross
    From Superintendent Duke to All Stations – Copy of message from Cheshunt Metropolitan. Knocked down by a train at Waltham Cross Station and killed on 3rd Inst a man about 40, length 5 ft, complexion dark, hair, whiskers and moustache dark, eyes brown, one tooth deficient upper jaw two lower jaw, 8 vaccination marks left ...
    04 Aug 1903
  • Man knocked down and killed at railway station
    Man knocked down and killed at railway station
    Received information regarding a fatality at Sawbridgeworth Railway Station.  Learning that the incident actually took place in Essex.  Instructing the railway clerk to inform Essex constabulary.  Assisting with removal of body to Railway Tavern
    6 Oct 1900
  • Man Knocked off His Bicycle by Cattle
    Man Knocked off His Bicycle by Cattle
    Man knocked off his bicycle by stray herd of bullocks  
    24th April 1902
  • Man Thrown From His Bicycle
    Man Thrown From His Bicycle
    Man thrown off his bicycle avoiding a dog
    12th April 1902
  • Motor Car Accident Colliers End
    Motor Car Accident Colliers End
    From Superintendent Duke to F and B Divisions – This afternoon at 3.30 a motor car came into collision with a pony and cart near Colliers End the pony the property of Mr. Toop High Street Ware was injured the boy in charge wanted the name and address of driver, the driver then assaulted the ...
    24 Sep 1902
  • Motor Car Accident Fenstanton
    Motor Car Accident Fenstanton
    From Cambridge [unreadable Ed.] to Royston – Mr. R.M. Osborne of St. Ives Huntingdonshire 4 wheel dray was run into by a motor car about 6.30 p.m. yesterday which went into the direction of Royston where it probably stopped for repairs owing to one of the front wheels being damaged description of car white body ...
    16 Sep 1902
  • Motor Car Accident Fenstanton - continued
    Motor Car Accident Fenstanton - continued
    Continued from previous page. ….. ascertain the name and address of driver, the accident occurred at Fenstanton, Hunts. Any information obtained communicate with [unreadable Ed.] St Ives. Transmitted to Royston.
    16 Sep 1902
  • Received Information That A Man Had Been Run Over At The Railway Station
    Received Information That A Man Had Been Run Over At The Railway Station
    21 Dec 1891
  • Runaway Horse and Cart
    Runaway Horse and Cart
    Runaway horse and cart stopped by Police Constable
    21st April 1902
  • Runaway Horse and Milk Cart
    Runaway Horse and Milk Cart
    Runaway horse and milk cart causing damage
    17th December 1901
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