Road Accident: Rupert Hassall

It is Friday again, when I share something that I have found whilst looking for records, that is interesting or adds information to our family tree.

This piece comes from Derby Daily Telegraph 05 June 1931, page 9

Rupert Hassall was my great grandfather and lived in Longton. It is interesting that this type of "accident" was considered newsworthy in 1931. The article was published on a Friday, so the accident would have happened on the Thursday night.

The transcription reads:

ROAD ACCIDENTS IN DERBY

TWO MOTOR-CARS AND A CYCLE DAMAGED

Two motor-cars driven by Donald Roe, of Wallbrook-road, Derby, and Rupert Hassall, of Longton, Stoke came in collision at the corner of Nuns-street and Parker-street, Derby, last night. The motor-cars were damaged slightly.

The rear wheel of a bicycle was damaged in a collision at the junction of London-road and Osborne-street, Derby, last night when a motor-car driven by John A. Crosier, of London, came in collision with Frederick Lager, of Bateman-street, Derby, a cyclist.