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 | Morton\M10\ img164 | |
| Date | 13th August 1924 | |
| ACCIDENT TO 35PK 13.8.24 (BETWEEN VIERZON & BOURGES) POSITION OF CAR AFTER ACCIDENT [Diagram annotations:] TO VIERZON Car proceeding from Vierzon to Bourges. BYE ROAD TRACK OF CAR VISIBLE ON ROAD Width of road here 18' SLOPE DOWN STEEP BANK DOWN TO CART TRACK BANK CART TRACK DOWN TO FORD FORD across river bed RIVER BED 15' lower than road level. BRIDGE OVER RIVER 56 yds CART TRACK FROM FORD TO BOURGES RIVER [Main text block:] X Car left road here, n/s front wheel hit curb (curb about 18" 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. | ||