CAR FALLS INTO CREEK

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 41, 12 November 1937, Page 13

CAR FALLS INTO CREEK

Blown By Strong Wind Dominion Special Service. Auckland, November 11. Set in motion by a strong northeasterly wind, an unoccupied ‘motor-car parked in Panmure was almost completely wrecked when it ran over a road end and fell into the Tamaki The car, a coupe model, is owned by Air. R. Powell, who resides in the street. He parked the vehicle outside his residence, leaving the gears in reverse, but without applying the brakes. A neighbour saw the car, ■which was facing the creek, move off in erratic fashion and called Mr. Powell. . The vehicle gained momentum as it traversed 50 yards of turf sloping gradually to an almost sheer drop of CO feet to the bed of the creek. Before the owner could reach it, the car disappeared over the edge. It crashed into and broke an 8-inch limb of a tree in its descent and landed in the creek on its wheels. The bodywork was shattered and wrenched from the chassis in parts. Mr. Powell said there was no prospect of retrieving the vehicle, which he would have to dismantle at low tide. It was high water when the mishap occurred, otherwise the damage would have been much greater.