Crash Collection (#2)

Scene of an accident in an Islington street, London
Scene of an accident in an Islington street, North London, with a trolley bus passing by

Illustration of imitating car crash using crash test dummy

An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet. Ominous clouds form in the distance while his scorched capsule is nearby

A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground
A herd of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, walk past a giant flying saucer lodged into the ground after a bad landing

Black Friday 1869
Illustration of the scene in the Gold Room of the New York Stock Exchange when the stock market crashed on Black Friday, New York, New York, September 24, 1969. Drawing by C. S

The Last Word by William Heath Robinson
A motorcyclist, engrossed in a crossword, fails to notice that he is driving over the edge of a cliff just as he discovers the right answer to one of the clues

Taylorcraft DC-65 XK-ATY (msn 0-4247. built as an L-2A ), at Mangere, NZ. (The aircraft and pilot Alexander N. Clark went missing on 23 November 1956, and were found in the bush 30 months later)

Formula 1 2018: Belgian GP
CIRCUIT DE SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM - AUGUST 26: Fernando Alonso, McLaren MCL33 Renault flies over the top of Charles Leclerc

2001 German Grand Prix - Race.Hockenheim, Germany. 29th July 2001.Luciano Burti, Prost Acer AP04, is launched into the air, after crashing into the back of the slowing Ferrari of Michael Schumacher

First German plane to fall on British soil, 1939
Front cover of The Sphere with a photograph of the first German plane, a bomber, which crash-landed over the East Lothian hills in October 1939. Two of the crew were killed and one wounded

Handley Page V / 1500 F7140 Atlantic after the crash
Handley Page V/1500, F7140, Atlantic, after the crash at Parrsboro, NS, showing the damaged pilots seat from which Brackles had a narrow escape

Train collision, Maze Hill Station, SE London
Train collision and derailment at Maze Hill Station, SE London, 4 July 1958. Close-up of the point of impact

Bluebird CN7 after crash Utah 1960
Bluebird CN7 after crash Utah, USA 1960

British Sopwith triplane crash, Passchendaele, WW1
A British Sopwith triplane brought down in flames at Passchendaele, Flanders, during the First World War. Date: 23 August 1917

Land Rover Discovery 1990 Accident

Army airship crash at Farnborough
An army airship, the Morning Star Lebaudy Dirigible, which crashed into Woodlands Cottage, the home of Captain and Lady Follett, at Farnborough, Hampshire, near the Farnborough to Farnham road

Crashed Me-110 fighter-bomber; Second World War, 1940
Photograph showing a German Messerschmitt Me-110 fighter-bomber, which crash-landed near Hastings after being shot up by a British fighter, during the summer of 1940

Old Ford car, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

New York City Depression
A scene in New York during the depression following the Wall Street Crash in 1929. Essential supplies are handed out to a line of impoverished citzens

Behind the Flying Saucers, book cover
BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS, a book by Frank Scully, and the first to claim that a flying saucer had crashed in the American desert

1991 Jaguar Intercontinental Challenge: Monte Carlo
CIRCUIT DE MONACO, MONACO - MAY 11: Crashed car of John Nielsen, Jaguar XJR-15 during the Monte Carlo at Circuit de Monaco on May 11, 1991 in Circuit de Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch)

1949 Blandford Formula Three Race. Blandford, Dorest, England. 26th - 27th August 1949. In an accident Major Peter Braids 500cc Cooper MkIII ended up on top of the roof of an army guardhouse at

Horse and drunk huntsman crashing through a shop window, 19th century. Caingey Thornton in hunting pinks on Hercules, followed by Mr. Sponge on Multum in Parvo

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the motor car
The motor car with broken windscreen from which Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have been thrown into the sea following an accident at Penmaenbach near Llandudno

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the slope down which she fell
The slope down which, according to the chaffeurs first statement, Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have fallen and coming through the windscreen of her car at Penmaenbach

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: site of the crash
The spot at which the motor car of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have struck the wall, over which she was said to have been thrown into the sea below at Penmaenbach near

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RAILROAD COLLISION, 1896. The collision of two trains at Crush, Texas, 15 September 1896

Tarrant Tabor following its crash

North America, Hawaii, Oahu. A beautiful wave on the north shore of Oahu

Rolls in Wright
The Honourable Charles Rolls (of Rolls-Royce) flies his Wright biplane at Bournemouth Aviation Week : but he has a fatal crash - Britains first aviation fatality

Wizard of Oz / Kalidahs
The tree fell with a crash into the gulf. Dorothy and her companions watch as the two Kalidahs fall into the pit

A crashed car with a smashed windscreen
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USA, Hawaii, Scenic view of Kahena Coastline; Big Island

traffic congestion on the M1 motorway at Loughborough due to sheer volume of traffic with a plane coming into land at
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Vintage 2023: Goodwood Festival Of Speed
GOODWOOD HOUSE & ESTATE, WEST SUSSEX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 16: Jesus Gijon, McLaren F1 GTR BMW from 1996, accident during the Goodwood Festival Of Speed at Goodwood House & Estate

1994 San Marino GP
IMOLA, ITALY - MAY 01: Ayrton Senna's Williams FW16 Renault is removed after his fatal accident during the San Marino GP at Imola on May 01, 1994 in Imola, Italy. (Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch)

Formula 1 2022: British GP
SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 03: A rear view of the crash at the first start. Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo C42, George Russell, Mercedes W13, Esteban Ocon, Alpine A522, Yuki Tsunoda

2017 Punta del Este ePrix
STREETS OF PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY - MARCH 17: Marshals recover the crashed car of Nelson Piquet Jr. (BRA), Panasonic Jaguar Racing

Extreme E 2022: Punta del Este
NOVEMBER 27: Laia Sanz (ESP) / Carlos Sainz (ESP), Acciona | Sainz XE Team during the Punta del Este on November 27, 2022. (Photo by Charly Lopez / LAT Images)

Formula One World Championship
This Ecurie Pan Am sports car met a sorry end on one of the Grand Prix support races. Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, 24 May 1964.

Formula One World Championship
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) McLaren Mercedes MP4-19B crashed heavily after his rear wing broke. Formula One World Championship, Rd12, German Grand Prix, Race Day, Hockenheim, Germany, 25 July 2004

Formula One World Championship
The damaged guardrail and front end of the Ensign N176 of Jacky Ickx (BEL), which pitched into the guardrail on lap 15, ripping the car in two and caught fire

World Superbike 2021: Aragon
MOTORLAND ARAGON, SPAIN - MAY 23: Philipp Ottl, Kawasaki Puccetti Racing at Motorland Aragon on Sunday May 23, 2021 in Alcaniz, Spain. (Photo by Gold and Goose / LAT Images)

Formula One World Championship
Ayrton Senna (BRA) McLaren Honda MP4/5B and Alain Prost (FRA) Ferrari 640 collide Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, 21 October 1990

N.Y.C. auto wrecked in Central Park, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
N.Y.C. auto wrecked in Central Park, between c1910 and c1915.

N.Y.C. auto wrecked in Central Park, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
N.Y.C. auto wrecked in Central Park, between c1910 and c1915.

1984 European GP
NuRBURGRING, GERMANY - OCTOBER 07: Andrea de Cesaris, Ligier JS23B Renault, cuts across the grass to avoid the carnage caused by Ayrton Senna, Toleman TG184 Hart, colliding with Keke Rosberg

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"Dramatic Rail Accident at Gare Montparnasse, France: A heart-stopping moment frozen in time as a speeding locomotive crashes through the station's barriers, leaving chaos and destruction in its wake. The sheer force of this crash serves as a haunting reminder of the fragility of human engineering. " "Wall St Crash 1929: The day that shook the world's financial foundation, plunging economies into darkness and triggering a devastating global recession. As fortunes crumbled like sandcastles, millions were left grappling with the aftermath of this catastrophic market crash. " "A Typhoon makes a pancake landing on the edge of a rock-strewn shore near Torquay: Nature unleashes its fury as an unstoppable typhoon collides with land, creating an awe-inspiring spectacle. With waves crashing against jagged rocks, it is a humbling reminder of our vulnerability in the face of Mother Nature's power. " "The 1989 Japanese GP: Speeding around corners at breakneck speeds, adrenaline-fueled drivers push their limits until disaster strikes. In one heart-wrenching moment, metal meets concrete and dreams shatter amidst twisted wreckage – forever etching this race into motorsport history. " "UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico: Unidentified Flying Objects descend from unknown realms only to meet their untimely demise on Earth's soil. This mysterious crash leaves us questioning what lies beyond our understanding and fuels endless speculation about extraterrestrial life. " "The Right Spirit by William Heath Robinson: Imagination takes flight as whimsical contraptions defy logic and gravity itself. In this comical illustration depicting an airborne vehicle gone awry, we are reminded that even our wildest inventions can come crashing down when reality intervenes. " "UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico: Conspiracy theories abound as an unidentified object plummets from above in Roswell's vast desert landscape.