<P> The death of Bridget Driscoll ( c. 1851 -- 17 August 1896 ) was the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom . As 44 - year - old Driscoll , with her teenage daughter May and her friend Elizabeth Murphy , crossed Dolphin Terrace in the grounds of the Crystal Palace in London , Driscoll was struck by a car belonging to the Anglo - French Motor Carriage Company that was being used to give demonstration rides . One witness described the car as travelling at `` a reckless pace , in fact , like a fire engine '' . </P>
<P> The death of Bridget Driscoll ( c. 1851 -- 17 August 1896 ) was the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom . As 44 - year - old Driscoll , with her teenage daughter May and her friend Elizabeth Murphy , crossed Dolphin Terrace in the grounds of the Crystal Palace in London , Driscoll was struck by a car belonging to the Anglo - French Motor Carriage Company that was being used to give demonstration rides . One witness described the car as travelling at `` a reckless pace , in fact , like a fire engine '' . </P>
who was the first person killed by a car
who was the first person killed by a car
Bridget Driscoll
Bridget Driscoll