FIRE ENGINE AND TAX!
SENSATIONAL COLLISION FIREMEN THROWN FROM MACHINE [Peh United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, January 27. A sensational collision occurred today between a fire engine, which was speeding to an outbreak in Sydney sreet, and a taxi cab. Tho accident took place at the entrance to the Queen’s wharf, a notoriously dang Irons spot. In attempting to avoid the taxi cab the engine was capsized, and all the firemen were thrown dear, fortunately escaping injury with the exception of J. Philp, who landed on his head, and ivas sent to the hospital, but was afterwards taken to the brigade station. Petherick, the driver, and Leadbrook, the officer in charge, were imprisoned between the engine and the taxi, and could not be liberated till the engine was replaced on its wheels. Roth were cut and bruised, but were not seriously hurt. The traffic officer leaped from his.platform just in time to avoid the engine, which crossed over it. The engine was somewhat damaged, but the taxi and its occupants suffered little. The outbreak to which the engine A second engine attended to the blaze, was travelling was found to be in gorse-
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Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 22
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192FIRE ENGINE AND TAX! Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 22
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