License to kill

SI is not far off killing its first human, though it probably already has. I mean confirmed kill. Like poor old Bills

Stephenson's Rocket Fatality

The fatality of William Huskisson on September 15, 1830, was a tragic event that occurred during the grand opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Huskisson, a Member of Parliament for Liverpool, misjudged the speed of the approaching locomotive Rocket and was struck and fatally injured. This accident marked the world's first railway passenger death, occurring on a day meant to celebrate modern progress. Despite immediate medical attention, Huskisson succumbed to his injuries later that day. The death of such a prominent politician cast a shadow over the opening celebrations, but it also highlighted the immense power of steam locomotion, impressing upon the public both its promise and its dangers