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 with a diagram of the incident on the Burton-Lichfield road.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\4\ scan0167 | |
Date | 10th December 1940 guessed | |
MAIN ROAD BURTON LICHFIELD TIP LORRY VAUXHALL 10 GRASS 22' 17'8" 17'6" I was driving along the main Burton - Lichfield road at 9:15AM. at about 45 m.p.h. & saw a small car & a tip lorry in front travelling at about 25 m.p.h. I slowed down appreciably & pulled out. There was no traffic coming from Lichfield & no signals were given by either of the drivers in front. I started to overtake & had passed the small car & was about to overtake the lorry when the driver of this simultaneously signalled & pulled out to take a right hand turn. I braked hard & pulled out to the right hand edge of the road. Owing to the fact that the lorry driver cut the corner badly there was no possibility of following him round. His statement made to the police that he was unaware of me until the accident shows that he did not make use of his driving mirror. After the accident the lorry driver moved his vehicle before any measurements could be taken. | ||