HAYWARD’S HEATH

The Sussex Advertiser August 8 1866

Accidents –

a rather serious accident occurred on Friday to a young man named Ford, fly driver and employee of Mr Bennett at the station hotel. It appears that he was driving two gentlemen from the station when the reigns broke and the horse started off.

In endeavouring to stop the animal he was thrown from his seat and received a severe scalp wound and several contusions, but was not so much injured as was adverse suppose, as he was able to get about the next day.

One of the gentlemen jumped out of the fly and received a deep cut on the cheek in falling, but the other wisely kept his seat until the horse was gallantly faced and stopped by an old man named Stone at the risk of being run over, and was handsomely rewarded by the gentleman.

Luckily no injury was done to the horse or vehicle.

A somewhat similar accident occurred last week to a young man, groom to Mr Burnard, of Butler’s Green house, who after conveying his mistress to the station was returning by another road, in order to deliver a parcel, when the iron of the shaft broke, and the horse setting to kicking, bolted for some distance, when he contrived to stop it, but not until it was lamed, and the carriage, an open one, much shattered; but the driver received no injury