These are genuine extracts from motor accident claim forms received by  a
large insurance office in London.


1/ The accident was due to the other man narrowly missing me.

2/ Lorry halted and worked for the Corporation.

3/ I collided with a stationary tramcar coming in the opposite direction.

4/ The occupants were stalking dear on the hillside.

5/ I left my Austin 7 outside, but when I came out later, to my amazement,
there was an Austin 12.

6/ To avoid collision I ran into the other car.

7/ There were plenty of lookers-on but no witnesses.

8/ The water in my radiator accidentally froze at 12 midnight.

9/ Car had to turn sharper than was necessary owing to an invisible lorry.

10/ I was scraping my nearside on the bank when the accident happened.

11/ After the accident a working gentleman offered to be a witness in my
favour.

12/ I collided with a stationary tree.

13/ There was no damage done to the car as the gatepost will testify.

14/ Accident was due to the road bending.

15/ The witness gave his occupation as a gentleman, but it would be more
correct to call him a garage proprietor.

16/ The other man altered his mind and I had to run into him.

17/ Ice on the road applied brakes causing skid.

18/ I told the idiot what he was and went on.

19/ One wheel went into the ditch. My foot jumped from the brake to 
accelerator pedal, leapt across the road to the other side and jumped 
into the trunk of a tree.

20/ I remember nothing after passing the Crown Hotel until I came to and 
saw PC Brown.

21/ A bull was standing near and a fly must have tickled him because he 
gored my car.

22/ A cow wandered into my car, I was afterwards informed that the cow was
half-witted.

23/ She suddenly saw me, lost her head and we met.

24/ I was taking a friend home and keeping two yards from each lamp post
which were in a straight line. Unfortunately there was a bend in the road 
bringing the right hand lamp post in line with the other and of course I 
landed in the ditch.

25/ If the other driver had stopped a few yards behind himself, it would 
not have happened.

26/ I bumped into a shop window and sustained injuries to my wife.

27/ I bumped into a lamp post which was obscured by human beings.

28/ I heard a horn blow and was struck violently in the back. Evidently a 
lady was trying to pass me.

29/ I misjudged a lady crossing the street.

30/ Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I
havn't got.

31/ Three women were all talking to each other, and when she stepped back
and one stepped forward I had to have an accident.

32/ I can't give details of the accident as I was somewhat concussed at 
the time.

33/ Wilful damage to the upholstery was done by rats.

34/ A pedestrian hit and went underneath my car.

35/ I blew my horn but it would not work as it was stolen.

36/ A lamp post bumped into my car, damaging it in two places.

37/ My car was stolen and I set up a human cry, but it has not been 
recovered.

38/ The car in front stopped suddenly and I crashed gently into its
luggage  grid.

39/ I left my car unattended for a minute, and whether by accident or
design it ran away.

40/ The other car collided with me, without giving warning of his
intention.

41/ I unfortunately ran over the pedestrian and the old gentleman was
taken to hospital, much regretting the circumstances.

42/ On entering Wales I blew my horn at the left hand corner.

43/ I thought the side window was down but it was up as I found out when I
put my head through it.

44/ I considered neither vehicle was to blame, but if either was to blame 
it was the other one.

45/ I was proceeding along the road at a moderate speed when another car 
rushed out of a side turning and turned upside down in a ditch. It was his
fault as he said.

46/ I knocked over the man, he admitted it was his fault, as he had been 
knocked down before.

47/ I looked for the sign but the more I looked the more I couldn't find
it.