WOMAN KILLED. FOUR INJURED IN H.B. COLLISION

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22656, 5 June 1948, Page 6

WOMAN KILLED. FOUR INJURED IN H.B. COLLISION

tp.A.) HASTINGS, June 4. One woman was killed and four people injured when two motor-cars collided on the main highway three miles south of Hastings at 9.30 o’clock last night. The victims were:— KILLED Mrs. E. R. Tacon, aged about 50, of Riverslea road south, Hastings. INJURED Miss Anne Tacon, aged 16, of Riverslea road, Hastings, concussion and internal injuries; condition serious. Miss Joan Kale, aged 21, of Queen street east, Hastings, concussion, severe head lacerations, injuries to left leg and arm; condition serious. Mr. Brian Fergusson, aged 20, of 805 Avenue road east, Hastings, lacerations and concussion; condition serious. Mr. George Taaffe, Hastings, abrasions and shock; condition not serious. Mrs. Tacon was the mother of WingCommander W. Tacon, of the King’s Flight, and the late Mr. John Tacon, ’who was lost on a flight to Taupo last year. The accident occurred at the intersection of Longlands road and the main south road. Mr. Taaffe, who was alone, was driving toward Hastings, and the other car, driven by Mr. Fergusson, was travelling to Bridge Pa aerodrome, where the party was to attend a dance at the clubhouse. After a severe impact, Mr. Fergusson’s car. a light model, skidded across the road and crashed into a fence. Mr. Taaffe’s car overturned down a low bank further on. Wing-Commander Tacon recently returned to duty with the King’s Flight after visiting his parents. Both cars were almost completely wrecked. •

The visibility was good at the time. The condition of the injured was improving today.