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).
Hand-drawn diagram illustrating the scene of a car accident between Vierzon and Bourges.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M10\ img164 | |
| Date | 13th August 1924 | |
| ACCIDENT TO 35PK 13.8.24 (BETWEEN VIERZON & BOURGES) POSITION OF CAR AFTER ACCIDENT TO BOURGES BRIDGE OVER RIVER. CART TRACK FROM FORD FORD across river bed RIVER BED 15' lower than road level 56 yds STEEP BANK TRACK DOWN TO CART TRACK RIVER. Width French here 18' SLOPE DOWN TO FORD CART TRACK BYE ROAD TRACK OF CAR VISIBLE ON ROAD X Car left road here, N/S front wheel hit curb (curb about 4" high). ---- Track of N/S wheels on steep bank for about 20'. there is no track of O/S wheels, these apparently being in mid air. This track ends at a heap of dirt on the bank. There being no further tracks visible. Car proceeding from Vierzon to Bourges. TO VIERZON | ||