A eerioue accident happened in the Manawatu Gorge, states the travelling correspondent of the "Dominion." While driving home from Pahiatua, about six o'clock on Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley, of BaHance, were precipitated over a cliff in the gorge, falling a distance of about 60 feet. The horse shied, and backed, and overturned the trap, which, with its occupants and the horse itself, went over together. Mrs. Bradley sustained a very severe concussion of the brain and a fractured arm. Mr. Bradley, -wonderful to relate, was practically unhurt. Mrs. Bradley was afterwards driven to the IJahiatua Hospital. She was discovered to be in a very critical condition indeed. • In addition to concussion of the brain and a "broken arm, she had also bad a severe shaking, and had sustained other minor injuries. The trap uras "badly damaged, but the horse, escaped *fty serious injury.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 55, 6 March 1911, Page 8
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