SIDE OF MOTOR-CAR SMASHED IN

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 158, 1 April 1937, Page 12

SIDE OF MOTOR-CAR SMASHED IN

Passengers Escape With Severe Shaking’

ACCIDENT IN STOUT STREET

To emerge without even a scratch when almost the entire side of the ear in which they were travelling was smashed in by the projecting ends ot tramway rails being carried on a motoitruck was the experience of three Hastings residents in Wellington yesterday The occupants of the car were'Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Duff and Miss M. Duff. 300 Nelson Street, Hastings. Travelling southward. Mr. Duff had just turned his car from Featherston Street into Stout SI reel when the accident occurred. The truck, which was driven by Mr. .1. Hesp, 16 Constable Street. Wellington, was laden with two -10 ft. lengths of tramway rails. The front of I he rails projected past the cab of the truck, and struck the left-hand side of Air. Duffs cal, forciim it obliquely across Hie road for about 15 feet. The left-hand headlight, mudguard aud bonnet were crumpled, the windscreen was completely shattered, and the doors and supports were broken in two aud forced into the body ot Hie car. lhe back of Hie front seat was jammed solidly against the rear seat, almost imprisoning Miss Duff, who escaped being struck by the tram rails only by inches. From the appearance of the car utter the accident it seemed incredible that its occupants could have eseaped with nothing more than a severe shaking. The windscreen shattered cleanly, and the passengers were not even scratched by flying glass.