Forums Forums Wirral History : Chasing the Past History Information Request Fatal accident of Bonar Colleano

He was a bit of a lad, wasn't he. I didn't realise that Richie Macintosh, drummer of the Average White Band, was his illegitimate son!!

I did search "bonna" and "bonar" - but to no avail; I think the other topic was started using bona; hence why nothing came up.

A photo of Michael Balfour recovering in hospital after having received 96 stitches to his face.
A nurse lights his cigarette for him.

The car was a Black 1958 Jaguar XK140 with red interior like the one in the photo attached.

Apparently the place he crashed was an accident blackspot at the time and there were calls for street signs to be erected to warn drivers. Drivers were misled to go to the left instead of straight on so if you were new to the area it would've been an easy mistake to make.

Bonar Colleano died as a result of trauma to the chest when the steering wheel and column were pushed into his chest from the impact of the collision having crashed into a 3 foot high mound of soil behind the corrugated iron fence.
Micheal Balfour was thrown through the windscreen.
After several motorists ignoring him as he was waving for help a passing taxi driver stopped and the police were called who then removed the hood of the car to get Bonar removed but it was too late due to the chest trauma.

Remember it well. They were appearing a t a theatre in Liverpool and were returning to their hotel in West Kirby late at night. Speed may have been involved as well. Michael Balfour was treated in the old General hospital by Park Entrance.