FATAL COLLISION
MOTOR-CYCLIST KILLED
By Telegraph.—Press Association
Auckland, February 11. A fatal accident occurred at the corner of Clarence Street and Ohaupo Road. Hamilton, this evening, when a motor-car, owned by John Hooper and driven bv Ashton Harold Flynn, a motor mechanic, collided with a motor cycle driven by William Chainey (aged 18), son of W. T. Chainey, of Ohaupo Road. Seated behind Chainey was another youth, Harold Edward Price (aged 16), son of Frank Price, of Ohaupo Road.
The youth Chainey was killed instantly and the lad Price suffered a fracture of the right leg. The impact was vprv severe. The motor-cycle, -a lierht model, was smashed beyond repair and the front portion of the car was badly damaged.
The motor-cvcle was travelling along Ohaupo Road in the direction of Hamilton. The car was being driven up Clarence Street hill. The injured boy was taken to the Waikato Hospital. Flvnn was dazen by the, collision but is not hurt.
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 118, 12 February 1926, Page 9
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