LEG AMPUTATED.
MOTOR CYCLIST CRASHES. COLLISION WITH TAXI-CAB. Injuries so severe that his right leg had to be arrfputated were received, by Mr. Samuel Shepherd (45), of 45, King's View Road, Mount Eden, when the motor cycle which he was riding collided with a taxi-cab at the corner of Arcadia Road and Manukau Road, Epsom, about 2.45 this morning. Mr. Shepherd, who is a baker employed by Burton's, Ltd., ; was on his way to work. He was turning from Arcadia Road into Manukau Rcmd when the taxi, which was bound for the city, collided with him. His motor cycle was carried some yards to the far side of Manukau Road. After being taken to the Auckland Hospital, Mr. Shepherd underwent an operation early this morning, and his leg was amputated. 'His condition is regarded as critical. •Mr. Shepherd is a married man with a large family.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 286, 3 December 1929, Page 8
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