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Southall 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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ROAD SAFETY
The number of motor vehicle accidents occurring within the Borough of Southall was
a little greater in 1959 than in 1958. The number of fatalities was the same. Five persons,
none of whom were children, were killed in street accidents. Details are as follows:—
Persons Killed
| Type of Road User | Cause of Accident | Age | Sex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private motor car driver | Motor car travelling east fails to take left-hand bend in road, mounts footway and collides with concrete bridge parapet | 35 | M |
| Pedestrian | Male pedestrian walks into the side of a passing heavy goods lorry | 35 | M |
| Private motor car driver | Apparently the driver of the first vehicle was travelling west along The Broadway when he collapsed at the wheel and swerved to his right and collided with a motor scooter, a motor cycle combination and a private motor car all travelling east along The Broadway | 40 | M |
| Pedal cyclist | Pedal cyclist travelling west is struck at rear by a trolley bus also travelling west | 50 | M |
| Public service vehicle passenger | Vehicle travelling south and turning right. Passenger steps off platform into path of solo motor cycle travelling south and is struck | 65 | M |
Persons Injured
| Adult | School Age | Under 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seriousi | Slight | Serious | Slight | Serious | Slight | ||
| Pedestrians | 17 | 2q | 2 | 23 | _ | ||
| Pedal cyclists | 14 | 67 | 1 | 20 | Nil | ||
| Nil | |||||||
| P.M.C. drivers | 2 | 22 | |||||
| P.M.C. passengers | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Motor cyclists (including scooters and Mopeds) | 18 | 104 | |||||
| Drivers of other vehicles | 2 | 15 | |||||
| Passengers in other vehicles | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Donkey rider | 1 | ||||||
| Adult Total | 354 | Children Total | 56 | ||||
| Fatalities | Adult Total | 5 | Children Total | - | |||
Although there were no children killed the number of children injured on the roads
was still high, just four less in number than in 1958. The Road Safety Committee of the
Borough Council maintained a full programme of education in road safety in which the
Metropolitan Police took an active part. The Southall school children received constant
training and exhortation on the use of roads.
Of the five dying as a result of motor accidents in Southall one was a Southall resident;
two other Southall residents died as a result of motor accidents received when they were
away from home.
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