Saturday was a particularly unlucky day in Rushden, the proverbial “chapter” of accidents causing injuries of a grave nature in at least one instance.

  Mr. Cyril Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hall, of the Manor Farm, Newton Bromshold, was driving into Rushden just before mid-day on Saturday, and as he got to the Council houses a little girl, Gladys Kate Darnell, aged four, daughter of Mr. G. H. Darnell, of 92, Cromwell-road, ran straight in front of the car.  Mr. Hall is a very careful and skillful driver, but he had no chance to avoid the child, who was caught by the mudguard and dragged several yards until the car could be pulled up.  The child was unconscious, having received a heavy blow on the head.  Her limbs were cut and bruised, and her clothing torn from being dragged along the ground.  Mr. Hall put the little girl in his car and drove into Rushden.  Not able to find a doctor, he was directed by Miss Thurlby to Mr. A. Prigmore’s home in Station-road.  Staff-Sergt. Prigmore, of the St. John Ambulance Division, went with Mr. Hall, taking the child to Dr. Muriset’s surgery, and the doctor, who was out attending another patient, was found and he quickly returned.  Dr. Muriset ordered the little girl to be removed to Northampton Hospital without delay.  Meantime her father had been informed, and he went to Northampton, Staff-Sergt. Prigmore being transport officer for the removal of the patient in the Rushden Ambulance motor.  Inquiries on Sunday were made from Rushden, and it was found that the little girl had spent a comfortable night and was a little better.

  Less serious as regards personal injuries, but with serious damage to motor-cycles, another accident happened, within an hour of the above, at the junction of Station-road and Wellingborough-road, Rushden.  Mr. Bradshaw, of Grove-street, Higham Ferrers, a leather merchant’s traveller, was riding his motor-cycle from the Oakley direction, Mr. H. Howes, of 8, Fitzwilliam-street, was motor-cycling up Station-road, and a “push” cyclist was near the spot at the time.  The motor-cyclists, trying to avoid the “push” cyclist, collided with each other head on.  Mr. Bradshaw suffered cuts and bruises on the face and also from shock.  Mr. Howes luckily escaped injury, but both machines, especially that of Mr. Howes, got badly damaged.

  A miraculous escape from what appeared certain death was experienced on Sunday evening by May and Harold Wiggins, respectively aged seven and four, children of Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins, of 56, Glassbrook-road, Rushden.  The children were listening to the Mission Band playing near the Co-operative Stores just before 6 p.m.  They ran into the roadway as Mr. N. G. Woodhead, of Wellingborough, was driving past in a motor car.  The driver was unable to avoid them.  Both were knocked down, and the car passed over them, but happily the children were in the middle of the vehicle, so that the wheels did not touch them.  Mr. Woodhead pulled up, and the children were carried into a house, and then the motorist drove them home.  The boy had had a blow on the head, causing slight concussion, and the little girl had a cut leg and bruises.  Otherwise they were uninjured.  Dr. Davies attended, and in a day or two the children had practically recovered.

  Broken shafts and harness and the scattering of bread and flour was the extent of the damage in another accident which happened on Saturday afternoon, in Cromwell-road, Rushden.  Two bakers, Mr. Harris, of Newton-road, and Mr. Walpole Smith, High-street, had vehicles in Cromwell-road.  The man in charge of Mr. Harris’s cart got into the cart, and as he did so something broke and frightened the horse.  The animal bolted and collided with the other horse and cart, and, incidentally, a motorist near the scene had to swerve to escape another collision.  Bread, flour, etc., from Mr. Harris’s cart was strewn about the road, and the tackle was broken.  The shafts and harness of Mr. Smith’s cart and horse were also broken.  None of the drivers was hurt.