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The UK's First Motor Collision Death: Bridget Driscoll (2022x4)

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On the 17th of August 1896 Bridget Driscoll of Croydon, Surrey, was out for a delightful afternoon stroll with her daughter, May, and her friend Elizabeth in Crystal Palace Park in London before attending a church party. According to an edition of the Norwood News published on August 22, 1896, three of the German-manufactured, French-assembled cars were being demonstrated at the Dolphin Terrace that day. When she was crossing Dolphin Terrace on the grounds of the park, she was hit by a car belonging to the Anglo-French Motor Carriage Company, which was giving demonstration rides.