People like to talk about “first”. They like to remember their first love or 1________first car. But not all firsts are happy 2__________. Few people enjoy the firsts that 3_____________ bad.    One of history’s bad but important firsts was the first car accident. Cars were still young 4____________it happened. It 5__________place in New York in May 1896. A man from Massachusetts was 6___________the city in his new car. At that time, bicycle 7_____________ were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was sure who was at fault(过错). Any way, a bike and the car collided(相撞). The man on the bike was 8__________. The driver of the car had to stay in prison(监狱) and wait for the hospital report 9___________ the bike rider. It was 10___________that the bike rider was not killed.    Three years 11_______, another car accident took place. It was again in New York City. A man 12_________Henry Bliss got off a street car. He was hit by a 13___________car. Again no one was sure just how it happened or who was at fault. The 14 __________ of the car was put in prison. Poor Mr Bliss became the first person 15____________in a car accident. 

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