Stones thrown at cars, two injured
A person throwing stones near Burnham damaged at least four cars and sent two drivers to hospital in the last two days.
Stones were thrown at cars on Saturday evening and in the early hours of Sunday by someone hiding on the side of the Main South Road near RollestomTwo motorists were taken to hospital by ambulance after being hit on Sunday. The St John
Ambulance received a call at 1.58 a.m. and another at 1.59 a.m. to occupants of two cars who were injured when windscreens were shattered.
Mr Peter Chand, a taxidriver, who was taking a man to the Burnham Military Camp was struck on the chin and throat by a stone that shattered his windscreen and he later needed stitches.
Another motorist got
glass in his eye when his windscreen was broken. Windows in at least two others cars were broken by stones and one had its radiator punctured. The police yesterday were appealing for any information from other drivers who had stones thrown at them or suffered broken windscreens in the Rolleston area.
They described the stone-throwing as “extremely dangerous.”
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