CARS COLLIDE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 120, 24 May 1939, Page 11

CARS COLLIDE.

QUEEN'S ESCAPE

Considerable Bruising And

Suffering Shock.

OFFICIAL BULLETIN ISSUED

United Press Aasnelntion.-Coryright.

(Received 12 noon.)

Queen M.-.ry u«s in,,,, H v.Mt to the Ko.val Horticultural Society's ((anions at Wi.|,. y , Surrey, when her car came info collision with a two-ton lorry ertfinf* h-oin „ .j <)( . turninj;, which struck the rear whed.s.

""• impiiet catapulted the car on t<. «_»'« prtM-meiit, wheie it ..verturned on it- lij.'l<t sUW. The win,!,,wa >VPre smashed. Huilder* , men ..peed tho "I'l'fi- window with a htiniiiier and passed in n short *tep-hiddcr, |, y which the clmuffcjir and otlu-M assisted Her Majesty (~ ~liw h t.

Her Majesty locked around and said: "I •"" "II lijilit. Is Hii.voim hurt? 1, I hen H |,e was assisted across the road (o the house of Mr. Frederick Kevell son ot J)r. Hugh Kevell, who died last week.

Mr. Kevell said he took the Queen to Ins drawing room. She did not appear to be hurt, but complained of her back mid sai<l she might have sustained some slight bruises. The Queen had a cup of tea and an aspirin. "Wμ telephoned round for a doctor, hut none was at home." sai.l .Air. Novell. "The Queon said she would he all right after resting a feu minutes. She apologised for ; 'the house being upset.'" Queen Mary's immediate engagements have been cancelled. Then; will be no further doctors' statement until tomorrow. The following bulletin signed by the Royal physician, Lord Dawson of Penn, was issued at Marlborough House at 7.3<l p.m., says a British official wireless message:—"Queen Mary is suffering from, bruising and shock as the result of the accident. Though the bruising is considerable and will ;iced some days of complete rest. Her Majesty's condition this evening was satisfactory." I