There were 22 people killed in motor accidents during August—the worst record of any month since March 1940 when the month’s road deaths totalled 26. Eight fatalities occurred throughout New Zealand on V.J. Day, three of the victims being pedestrians, three being cyclists, one a motor-cyclist and one a truck driver. Five men were killed on 6th August in a level-crossing smash near Napier and of the remaining accidents during the month four involved pedestrians (including a small child) two motorcyclists, another a cyclist and two involved occupants of trucks.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 September 1945, Page 3
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