MOTORING MISHAPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 August 1932, Page 2

MOTORING MISHAPS

WING HAM PARK COLLISION.

Two motor cars met in collision opposite Wingham Park yesterday afternoon. They were travelling the main road, and the car driven by Mr J. Haines, of Greymouth, carried away the right front wheel, and badly smashed the mudguards, and front ot the car driven by Mr H. Gray, of Greymouth. It is understood that both cars are owned by Mr Haines, but the one driven by Mr Gray was thrown into an open drain on the left side of tne road, later to be towed to a local garage. It is stated that faulty steering gear on the car driven by Mr Haines, brought about the accident. A fortunate escape from injury, was experienced by the passengers m both vehicles. The second car had the bumper and right mudguard severely twisted, and the right front wheel buckled. SMASH AT ROTOKOHU [special to “star.”] REEFTON, August 15. A motor accident occurred on Sunday at Rotokohu. A car proceeding to Westport, struck a bridge, and rolled into a ditch, and was badly smashed. Two men were in the car, Messrs Birkett and Rathburn, the latter of Greymouth. The former was badly injured in a hand, and both were suffering from shock. They received medical attention at Reefton..

COLLISION WITH TRAM.

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CHRISTCHURCH, August 14. A head-on collision between a motor car and a tram at Red'cliffs last evening, resulted in Richard Marsell, of Sbddon, 68 years, add Donald Fuller, cf Picton, 63 years of age, occupants of the former vehicle receiving injuries, necessitating their removal to the hospital. Marsell suffered injuries to the head and a hand, and Fuller a compound fracture of the left leg. FOUND KILLED. WELLINGTON, August 13. Douglas. Graham Marks, aged 14, of 23 Maire Street, Wellington, was found dead at the corner of Dufferin and Ellis Streets at noon to-day. It is presujned 1 that he was knocked from his bicycle by a passing lorry, but there were no eye-witnesses.

MOTOR-CYCLE FATALITY.

AUCKLAND, '(August 14. Severe injuries to the head, which later proved fatal, were received by James Graham Johnston, an electrician, aged 29, when a motor cycle and side car in which he was a passenger, capsized.

Johnston, who resided at Arch Hill, was riding in the side car, the outfit being driven by William Tuck, of Kingsland. The accident happened as the machine was turning from Third Avenue into Kingsland Avenue. The injured man was taken to the Auckland Hospital, but d'ied at an early hour this morning. The rider of.the machine escaped uninjured.

FATALLY CRUSHED.

AUCKLAND, August 13

A motor afecident resulting in the death of Miss Greta Salmon, aged 19 years, of Rotorua, occurred at a railway crossing about a mile south of Matamata shortly after 9 o’clock last Tuesday evening. Miss Salmon was one of a party of seven, which was proceeding in a light motor-truck from Rotorua to Te Arpha, to attend a dance. The truck, which was driven by Mr Victor Russell Lloyd, of Rotorua, capsized at the crossing, which connects roads running parallel on either side of the railway line. Miss Salmon, who was sitting on the outside of the front seat, was crushed. She was immediately taken to a private hospital, which is only a short distance away, but expired shortly after midnight. The rest of the party escaped injury. An inquest was opened before Mr A. J. Tong, Coroner, and adjourned sme die after evidence of identification had been taken.

LORRY DRIVER COMMITTED

CHRISTCHURCH, August 13

Abraham William Talbot, who was charged in the Amberley Magistrate’s Court before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M., with recklessly driving a motor-lorry, causing the death of William Henry Shaw, pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. Bail was allowed in the sum of £2OO, with two sureties of £lOO, The charge arose from an accident that occurred on July 23, when a lorry driven by Talbot crashed into a cattle stop at Omihi. Shaw, a passenger in the lorry, being killed.

PLAYWRIGHT KILLED

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RUGBY, August 13

Mr Ronald MacKenzie, the author, whose first play, “Musical Chairs,” is running successfully at the Criterion Theatre, London, was killed in a motor accident, near Beauvais, in France.