BLAZING COACH DRAMA.
DISASTER CAUSED BY COW. Thirteen passengers were burned alive and eight others seriously hurt in a charabanc accident on the Mek-nes-Rabat Road, about four miles from Ivhemisset, in Alorocco. The vehicle was travelling at about 30 miles an hour when a cow suddenly made its apoearance on the road. In trying to avoid the animal the car overturned and immediately caught fire. Only eight persons sitting near the door were able to escape the flames. Help arrived too late, as the spot where the accident occurred was not much frequented.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 233, 30 August 1935, Page 13
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93BLAZING COACH DRAMA. Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 233, 30 August 1935, Page 13
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