MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1002, 14 April 1908, Page 5

MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MARTON, to-day. | A serious accident occurred to Lynn McKelvie's motor car, with seven occupants, while going home from Bulls sale yesterday afternoon. The car had reached some distance beyond Parewanui school, when a horse, jumping from a fence, came in collision with, and capsized, it, the whole of the occupants of the car being more or less severely injured. Dr Watson was telephoned for, and Dr Martin, from Palmerston arrived shortly after. An Ambulance was sent for, and two of the injured were taken to the Palmerston hospital, the other sufferers being attended to on the spot. Among the occupants, besides L. Mc.Kelvie, were Messrs, Amon (2), J. Sim, Atkinson, and two others. Sam Amon had his thigh broken, and Bert Amon his ankle broken. The others escaped more lightly. The car was badly injured, and the horse was killed.