From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Accident report concerning car 19-EX being hit by a reversing corporation bus.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M10\ img131 | |
| Date | 10th November 1930 | |
| W4199. To D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/MJ.10.11.30. ACCIDENT TO 19-EX. We were proceeding along Osmaston Road behind a Corporation 'bus shortly before 9 o'clock on the morning of the 10th.inst. The 'bus pulled up abruptly at the end of Hartington Street in order to avoid an obstruction caused by repairs to the tramlines. We pulled up some three yards behind the 'bus. Almost immediately, without any warning the 'bus reversed, and inspite of our blowing the horn on 19-EX, ran into the front of the car damaging the near-side front wing. The 'bus removed bits of its woodwork on the dumb iron. No-one was injured. The driver of the 'bus was Mr. Glynn, 26 Leyland St.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, Derby. The 'bus No. was CH.8680. One of the men repairing the tramlines, who saw the 'bus reverse, was Mr. Evans, 51 Somerset St.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, Derby. 19-EX, had been stationary for some moments before the accident happened. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||