COLLISION WITH BUS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 36, 11 August 1930, Page 11

COLLISION WITH BUS

MOTOR-CYCLIST'S DEATH

A fatal accident occurred near the Northland tunnel on Saturday evening, when John O'Shea, aged 20, of Rangiora avenue, Kaiwarra, was killed through the motor-cycle he was riding colliding with a motor-bus.

The accident happened on the Karori side of the tunnel at about ' twenty minutes past seven. O.'Shea was proceeding towards the city when he collided with a Kelburu-Karori bus which was on its way to Karori.

He received severe injuries, and died a few minutes after the accident. Dr. David Whyto was summoned, but when he arrived death had already occurred. Mr. S. E. Lambert, president of tho Northland Progressive Association, stated to a "Post" representative to-day that the spot where the fatality occurred was very dangerous, as the road from Northland tunnel crossed Raroa road at a very sharp angle. The association had repeatedly requested the City Council to minimise the danger that existed by so extending the present concrete wall as to widen out the roadway at the junction of the roads. An amount had been placed on the estimates for this year to cover the cost of the improvement, but it was deleted when the items of proposed expenditure were being scrutinised to see where economies could be effected. The striking out of the item, said Mr. Lambert, showed that councillors did not always act wisely in such matters, for had they understood how dangerous tho roadway was they would have realised the extreme urgency of making it as safe as possible. The fatality served to 'emphasise the seriousness of tho danger.