Road Accidents Have Always Been Part of the Day Job

Accident between lorry and car. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2796)

Under the railway bridge Fosseway Bourton-on-the-Water . Note the police officer standing under the bridge so he doesn’t get wet. Picture is Lansdown looking north towards Stow-on-the-Wold. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 8914)

Accident involving a car and an AA patrol. One bent AA motorcycle and sidecar. he junction of the Cirencester Road, Moorend Road. and Lyefield Rd West, Charlton Kings. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2793)

Accident involving a car and an AA patrol. he junction of the Cirencester Road, Moorend Road. and Lyefield Rd West, Charlton Kings. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2792)

Accident involving a car and an AA patrol. The junction of the Cirencester Road, Moorend Road and Lyefield Rd West, Charlton Kings. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2791)

Accident involving a car and an AA patrol. he junction of the Cirencester Road, Moorend Road. and Lyefield Rd West, Charlton Kings. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2790)

Accident involving a car and an AA patrol. The junction of the Cirencester Road, Moorend Road. and Lyefield Rd West, Charlton Kings. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2789)

Accident involving a car and a lorry (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2788)

Accident on A436 at the Withington cross-roads, Andoversford. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2787)

Police car at scene of accident (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 2786)

A lorry carrying salt and vinegar flavouring through Dursley crashed into the Whitbread New Inn pub, leaving Woodmancote ‘smelling like a packet of crisps’ for three months. On Wednesday April 7, 1971, a lorry was transporting ingredients to Draycott for the company Spice and Flavour in Cam, which is now Lucas Ingredients, when it hit the New Inn’s wooden annex between 9am and 10am. Police Sergeant Pip Lawrence attended. (Gloucestershire Police Archives URN 11184)