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| Ref: Z1306/36/18/1, View of an early motor car accident in Dunstable, 1908 (Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service) |
Friday 5th January 1917: An alarming motor accident occurred in
the early hours of the morning, the occupants of the car making miraculous
escapes. Mr and Mrs Charles Hall of Octagon House, Cople, had been spending the
evening with Mr and Mrs Galletly of the Midland Hotel, Bedford. On their way
home, a tyre burst over the Fenlake Bridge (Cardington side) and the car dashed
into the ditch and up the bank on the left hand side of the road. Mrs Hall was
thrown into the ditch, which was filled with water, and ended up with part of
the car’s wheel over her leg. Miss Horton, a domestic help travelling with the
Halls, came to her rescue by keeping Mrs Hall’s head above water. Once Mrs Hall
had been freed, she ran back to the Midland Hotel to seek help and was accompanied
by a police officer on duty in St Paul’s Square. She was joined later by Miss
Horton and Mr Hall. Both were badly shaken, and Mr Hall’s face and hand were
bleeding profusely. They were attended to by a doctor the following morning,
before making their way back to Cople.
Source: Bedfordshire Standard 5/1/1917
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