MOTORING MISHAPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 September 1929, Page 5

MOTORING MISHAPS

N.S. WALES’ WEEK-END LIST

(Australian Press Association.! (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.)

(Reed. Sept. 30, 11 a.m.)

SYDNEY, Sept. 30.

Blood stained, with tufts of hair clinging to the mudguard, an abandoned car, which was found in the suburb of Strathfield, led to the arrest of a young man on a charge of manslaughter of James Lewis. Deaths from motor accidents during the week-end totalled seven. Three men were killed in a lorry smash at Maitland.

FATALLY BURNED.

LONDON, September 28.

As a result of a saloon car overturning and catching fire on the Great North Road, near Harrogate, three women, including a mother and daughter, were incinerated. Terrific heat prevented any attempt at rescue.

CYCLISTS COLLIDE.

HAWERA, September 30.

Frederick Charles Adlam and Frederick Rye, farm hands, came into a head-on collision while riding motor cycles on a country road near Mangatoki. at eight o’clock on Saturday night. Adlam was admitted to hospital, suffering from concussion, hut Rye escaped injury. COBDEN HILL MISHAP Careful driving backwards prevented an accident, which occurred on the Cobden Hill at about 4.45 p.m. yesterday, from being serious. After the football match, eight men were proceeding homewards to Runanga in the bus “Comfort,” driven by Mr. J. Low. The bus had ascended almost to the top of the rise when a stationary twoseater came within the driver’s view. Mr. Low attempted to change gears but they missed and the bus began to run backwards down-hill. A numbei’ of spectators on Cobden bridge were horrified to see the vehicle pursuing an erratic course and gathering momentum as it descended. The driver, however, kept it on the inner side of the road, away from the steep drop, and when the opportunity came he steered so that the inside real’ wheel came in contact with a large rock ,protruding from the batter. This brought the bus to a sudden stop at a point over three chains from where it had started its backwards course. The impact was considerable, and the vehicle lurched in a perilous manner until it came to a standstill. The jolt was so severe that the passengers received a shaking, while one, Mr. John Steele, of Dunollie, was hurled against one of the rear windows, shattering the glass. He received cuts on his cheek and chin and after they had been temporarily bound up with handkerchiefs he was taken back to town to have the wounds dressed. The only other damage done to the bus was the crumpling of one mudguard. The run was resumed within ten minutes of the accident.