<P> Bridget Driscoll ( c. 1851 -- 17 August 1896 ) was the first pedestrian to be killed in a collision with a motor car in the UK . As 44 - year - old Driscoll , 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> Bridget Driscoll ( c. 1851 -- 17 August 1896 ) was the first pedestrian to be killed in a collision with a motor car in the UK . As 44 - year - old Driscoll , 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>
when was the first person killed by a car
when was the first person killed by a car
17 August 1896
17 August 1896