On 30th October 1920, a charabanc carrying customers of the Robin Hood, Pecket Well – on their way to a knur and spell game at Keighley – overturned on a sharp bend and ran out of control down a hillside on its way past Oxenhope church. 5 people were killed:
and 4 others were seriously injured.
All 37 passengers were from Wadsworth.
The vehicle was completely destroyed.
The dead were buried at Wainsgate cemetery.
The driver was cleared of blame
Page Ref: QQ_92
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