Reed
Head-On Collision
On Friday morning, September 3rd, a head-on collision occured on the Reed Joint between a motor cyclist and a motor lorry.
The cyclist was seriously injured, and taken to Royston Hospital with a fractured left leg. Damage was done to both vehicles, particularly the motor cycle, which was badly smashed.
The motor lorry belonged to Messrs. Jeff & Bigly, of Letchworth, and was being driven by Mr Frank Kingham, of Mons Avenue, Baldock, from the direction of Barkway. The injured motor cyclist was Mr Ronald Cranwell, of Chrishall.
It was not quite clear how the accident happened. It was raining, and it was thought the cyclist may have had his head down and failed to see the motor lorry until too late. They both turned to avoid the other, but crashed with unfortunate results.