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Saturday, February 28, 2009

First people to be hit and killed by cars

The first person in the world to be run over and killed by a car was Mary Ward, an Irish scientist, in 1869. She fell off a steam-powered car and slid under the wheels.

The first pedestrian to be killed by a moving vehicle was Bridget Driscoll, in London, in 1896. She stepped off a curb and was run over by someone driving approximately 4 to 7 mph.

Straight Dope article.

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