CAR GOES OVER A BANK.
AVOIDING A COLLISION. MOTORISTS' FORTUNATE ESCAPE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.'] OTOROHANGA. Friday. A narrow escape from death was'experienced by a party, consisting of Mr. J. A. Ormsby, Mr. and Mrs. J. Belcher, and Miss Dora Hall, when motoring'.from Otorohanga to Arapuni and Horahora yesterday. About 15 miles beyond To Awamutu the road takes an easy turn., .Mr. Ormsby was driving on his correct side, ■ when, it is stated, a car, estimated to be travelling at 35 miles an hour, approached on its wrong side. In ah] en- .„ . deavour to avoid a head-on collision Mr. Ormsby swerved across the road, which . is fully 20ft. wide at the spot, and-put on his brakes hard. The car struck some scrub, fell over the edge of the road, and rolled over and over until it reached the bottom, fully 50ft. below.
The passengers were fortunate in escaping with bruises and cuts.' The hood of the car was squashed flat, and the wheels pressed close up to the body. The party were taken on to Cambridge by a friendly motorist, and reached Otorohanga in the evening.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18885, 6 December 1924, Page 10
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