Details of the Accident
| Place | New Fishbourne |
| Date | Thursday 24th March 1938, p.m. |
| Railway Company | London, Brighton & South Coast Railway |
| No. of Fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of Accident | Struck by train |
| Description | In the dense fog at the Fishbourne level crossing near Chichester, the victim stepped in front of a train and was instantly killed. Driver did not realise that the train had struck someone until he arrived in Portsmouth and bloodstains were found on his engine. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Portsmouth Evening News, 24th March 1938
List of Fatalities
The 1 fatalities are listed in the table below together with brief notes of any other information found so far.
The last column shows the General Register Office (England and Wales), Statutory Register (Scotland), General Register Northern Ireland or Civil Registration for Ireland reference where this has been identified.
| Surname | First Names | Age | Occupation | Residence | Notes | GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEO | Dorothy May | 35 | Domestic servant | Thatched Cottage, Salthill Road, Fishbourne, SSX | Unmarried. Death registered as Dorothy E. YEO | 1938/Mar Chichester 2b 657 |