Driver's Miraculous Escape: The car which was wrecked when it struck a bridge at Maharakeke, near Waipukurau, this week. The top rail of the bridge passed through the windscreen and out of the back of the car. The second rail lot which portion appears in the picture) pierced the engine and dashboard and rested on the driver's seat. Beyond slight cuts to legs and hands, the driver was unhurt.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 124, 19 February 1938, Page 7
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69Driver's Miraculous Escape: The car which was wrecked when it struck a bridge at Maharakeke, near Waipukurau, this week. The top rail of the bridge passed through the windscreen and out of the back of the car. The second rail lot which portion appears in the picture) pierced the engine and dashboard and rested on the driver's seat. Beyond slight cuts to legs and hands, the driver was unhurt. Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 124, 19 February 1938, Page 7
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