The World's First Automobile Fatality

This article describes the world's first automobile fatality. The accident took place in a small town in Ireland in 1869. The victim, Mary Ward, was a well known microscopist, artist, astronomer and naturalist, was thrown from a steam carriage and died after crash injuries within a few minutes. On the death certificate, cause of death is given as 'accidental fall from steam engine'.

• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-4FWKMDM-1/1/2f5cb120a7f246ee1552ee7e9fc91eaf
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5S-4FWKMDM-1/2/8b7d7fd065cd4bbc6a12a5cbd4b44aa0
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00014575
• Authors:
  • Fallon, Isabelle
  • O'Neill, Desmond
• Publication Date: 2005-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 601-603
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 37
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Traffic crash victims
• Geographic Terms: Ireland
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01002351
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 14 2005 10:04AM