Episode 2 of 2

Death of Henry Bliss

When: 14 September 1899
Where: New York City
Part of: Death of Henry Bliss, first U.S. automobile fatality, 1899

Bliss died the morning after the collision, becoming the first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the Western Hemisphere.

Bliss, a New York real estate man, died the next morning from his injuries. He became the first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the Western Hemisphere, marking a significant historical event in transportation safety.

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