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Collision at West 74th Street

When
13 September 1899
Where
West 74th Street and Central Park West
Part of
Death of Henry Bliss, first U.S. automobile fatality, 1899

Bliss was struck by an electric taxicab while alighting from a trolley, sustaining fatal head and chest injuries.

On September 13, 1899, at West 74th Street and Central Park West, Henry Hale Bliss was alighting from a southbound trolley car when he was struck by an electric-powered taxicab. The impact knocked him unconscious, and he hit the pavement, crushing his head and chest.

Sources

  1. Death of Henry H. Bliss Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14

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