RUNAWAY MOTOR-CAR.
DRIVER'S SORRY PLIGHT.
UNUSUAL STREET SCENE.
[by TELEGRAPH.— association.]
Wellington, Thursday. An unusual accident, fortunately attended by no very serious consequences, took place in Manners Street this afternoon. A man commenced to crank up his motor-car, but he had accidentally left the gear on, arid after the second or third turn, the car made a sudden bound forward. It knocked the man down and careered down the street at a fair pace. "
The unfortunate driver managed to cling on under the machine, and uttered loud cries for help. There was imminent danger of the car colliding with a tramway post or a vehicle, and the spectacle of an untenanted car rushing along the street attracted a large crowd in a very short time.
Before the car had gone very far, an onlooker gave cha-se and jumped into it, He managed to put on the brake and reverse the engine, and the driver crept out from under the car. His clothes were torn to tatters, and he was suffering from shock, but no bones were broken.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 7
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177RUNAWAY MOTOR-CAR. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 7
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