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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 detailing a collision between a test car and a cyclist in France.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 113\1\  scan0096
Date  7th February 1929
  
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
From G.W.H.

Y4199

Hotel de France
Chateauroux
Indre

7/2/29

[STAMP: RECEIVED 11 FEB 1929]

Copy of report From Mr Reynolds

Mr Hancock.

Whilst testing car 19 EX today I had the misfortune to meet with an accident. I was travelling in the direction of Blois from Tours on the left side of the river& I had slowed down to 35 to 40 M.P.H. when a cyclist appeared from a side turning & turned into the centre of the road. I swerved to avoid him but the approach of another car from the opposite direction apparently made him swerve sharply to the right & I caught him with my N/S ( English) front wing. He was badly shaken & his left leg was hurt but not broken. The man's bicycle was badly damaged, front forks, wheel etc. The N/S wing of the car was slightly damaged.

Man's Name:-
M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Hermé Cresny
Entre Pont
Amboise Indre

Witnesses:-
J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Pepper ( en car)
Rolls Royce Test Dept.

M Raymond Claveau
78 rue de Commerce
Blois Indre

Car No 510 Z 48

Signed E Reynolds 9122
Test Dept.
  
  


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