An accident which had its humorous as well as its serious side occurred on tho Wairau Valley road, near Waihopai says the Marlborough Express. Two Christchurch cars, after touring the West Coast, were proceeding from the Nelson, district to Blenheim, having travelled via Tophouse. Nearing the Waihopai accommodation, house, the driver of the leading car remarked to his party: “We haven’t soon Bill for a long time. We’d better pull up and wait for him.’’ Suiting the action to the word, he applied the brakes and the car came to a stop to “wait for Bill.’’ The wait was of brief duration for “Bill” doing close on 40 miles per hour, was only a few yards behind and crashed into the back of the first car. Both vehicles were rather badly knocked about, but they were able to proceed to Blenheim under their own power.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6805, 8 January 1929, Page 7
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