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).
Report by Mr. F. Harvey regarding a road accident involving a boy on a bicycle at Pouilly.
| Identifier | Morton\M10\ img091 | |
| Date | 26th June 1924 | |
| Copy of report made by Mr. F.{Mr Friese} HARVEY re accident at Pouilly on June 26th 1924. ----------------------------------- June 26th, 1924. I was proceeding along the road between La{L. A. Archer} Charité and Pouilly, with 98 NK chassis, at about 30 m.p.h. on my correct side of the road, when a boy on a bicycle suddenly flashed across the road from out of a bye-lane, which also came into the right hand side of the road. I had no chance whatever of avoiding the boy, the near side headlamp struck the boy, carrying him and the bicycle along the road for about 10 yards, eventually throwing him on the road clear of the car. This was the shortest distance I could bring the car to a stand still. I carried the boy to a cottage nearby, and afterwards I went [struck out] for a doctor, who accompanied me back to the boy, with the doctor's consent I took him back to his parents. Whilst the doctor was attending the boy, I went with a gentleman, who could speak English, to the Nationale Gendarmerie at Pouilly, to report the case. All particulars were taken. Afterwards I rendered all assistance possible. The doctor certified the boy to be in a very serious condition. The boy's name and address is : ROGIER, Germain, Charenton, Commune de Pouilly-sur-Loire, Nièvre. Witness to the accident : W. Brazier - assistant on chassis. Check N° 9045. (signed) F.{Mr Friese} HARVEY. Check N° 9069. | ||