RUNAWAY MOTOR CAR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 111, 10 April 1929, Page 2

RUNAWAY MOTOR CAR.

DASH. ACROSS BUSY STREET. AUCKLAND, April 8. Its only occupant a small dog, an unattended motor-car dashed across the busy intersection of Fort and Customs Streets shortly after nine o'clock .on Saturday morning, -and after striking a pedestrian came to rest against another car parked at the kerb on the opposite side of the road. The runaway, a light coupe, was left standing outside the premises of the National Trading Company, on the steep slope of Emily Place, and while the driver was absent the car moved away from the footpath.' Gaining speed quickly on the steep hill, the car ran across the foot of FortStreet, where it struck a pedestrian, Mr /Thomas Wingfield, who was crossing the street. Although he was run over Mr Wingfield, who is .aged 74, did not sustain any serious injury. .The car then crossed Customs Street at an oblique • angle, fortunately missing the two lines of traffic, which was very thick at the time. It came to rest •' against a stationary car, which was standing on the opposite side of the road: Several other persons who were crossing the road narrowly avoided- - being struck. The traffic officer on duty at the intersection took Mr Wingfield to the hospital in the ambulance, while the owner of the car was summoned. The car was slightly damaged, the radiator being the only part to suffer, while the stationary venicle received slight damage to one _ mudguard. The dog was terror, stricken and it remained m the oar until it was removed. -