NELSON CAR SMASH

Grey River Argus, 23 March 1940, Page 7

NELSON CAR SMASH

WOMAN KILLED Four Persons Injured [Per Press NELSON. March 22. A young woman was killed and two other passengers were admitted to hospital, one in a serious condition, as the result of a car running into a telegraph pole at VVakatu, on the main Stoke-Nelson Road, at 1.30 O’clock this morning. The victim was Miss Nancy O Sullivan, aged 20. of Nile Street. Nelson. She was killed instantaneously, suffering head injuries. Those injured were:— John Sutherland Howard, aged 2-> of South Street. Nelson, who sustained severe head injuries and a compound fracture of one leg, his condition being serious. Miss Smith, of Nelson who suffered injuries to the shoulder, and was admitted to hospital. . Miss Sadie Howard sustained minor injuries. , , - Ic _. James O’Brien, of Annesbrook, also, sustained minor injuries. The car was returning to Nelson from the country, and was driven o> Alan Brake, of Nelson The side of the car struck a telegrap P > which snapped in twc. places.• vehicle then went through a “ ’ struck a tree, and returned road, where it turned «ver on its s , W When crossing Trafalgar Thursday night, two wo ™en s knocked over bv a car. One Doreen Taylor, was admitted to h pital with injuries to one leg - minor facial injuries.