From April 1 to the end of May Ihere were 714 accidents to motor vehicles, 620 of which involved collisions. The 714 accidents caused fatal injuries to 45 persons, while 394 suffered serious injuries and 579 minor injuries. Twice as many males as females were killed or injured. As, according to the Abstract of Statistics, there are 307,931 licensed motor vehicles in the Dominion, figures show that in those two months one motor vehicle in every 911 was involved in an accident of some sort.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4810, 14 July 1939, Page 4
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