ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 2 November 1927, Page 9

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

■MOTOR LORRY COLLIDES WITH BRIDGE. (by telegraph—press association.) BLENHEIM, Nov. 2. « A dangerous creek bridge -situated’ on the main Bleuheim-Nelson highway, near Okaramio was the scene of a nasty smash yesterday afternoon, when amotor lorry owned and driven by William Human, of Nelson, collided with the bridge and left the road. Homan was proceeding from Blenheim to Nelson and struck the right hand side of the bridge, swerved to the other side, and then cmashed into the far side of tlie railings. The waggon turned sharply off the road and nosedived down an eight feet deep bank, finally coming to a standstill on level ground.

During the collision a piece of timber entered the front of the cab, struck Homan on the chest, causing serious injury to his clicst and fracturing some ribs. A passenger named 'S. Ball, junr., of Canvastown, had a narrow escape as a piece of timber tore the back of the cab behind where lie was sitting.

After being attended to medically in Havelock, Homan was removed to the Wairau Hospital.