Another Pillion Pair Seriously Injured
BOTH UNCONSCIOUS IN HOSPITAL Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Serious injury was suffered by two riders of a motor cycle which came into collision with a motor car driven by Canon Fcrcival James, vicar of St. Paul’s, on the Hutt road this afternoon. Those injured are: Miss Irene Higgins, 1(59 Tasman street, a reader in the Government Printing Office, severe fracture of the base of the skull and abrasions. John , David Buckley, 190 Tinakori road, railway fireman, serious head injuries and fracture of the right foot. The motor cycle which was driven by Buckley was coming towards the city from the Hutt and tho motor car was going from Wellington. The vehicles were at Kaiwarra when the accident occurred. Both Buckley and Miss Higgins were unconscious when picked up. Canon James, driver of tho car, was unhurt. The' two injured were removed to the hospital by the free ambulance and. late to-niglit neither had regained consciousness.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6519, 7 April 1931, Page 6
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