MOTORING ACCIDENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19235, 26 January 1926, Page 8

MOTORING ACCIDENTS.

CYCLIST STRIKES A CAR. KILLED INSTANTANEOUSLY. [BY TELEGRAPH. —rRESS ASSOCIATION.] WAIROA (H. 8.), Monday. A fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon when a Maori youth named Wi Tekaura collided with a car driven by Mr. Walter McGregor, the well-known Wairoa footballer. The Maori lad was riding a bicycle to North Clyde against a heavy wind, with his head down. Mr. McGregor, who was following behind a service car, pulled out to pass. The cyclist swerved into the car and was picked up lifeless. MOTOR-BUS OVERTURNED. PASSENGERS ESCAPE UNHURT. [BY TELEGE.APH.—OWN COBELESPONDENT. ] PAEROA, Monday. While returning from Waihi Beach on Sunday evening, a large motor-bus, the property of Mr. Godkin, containing passengers, from Te Aroba, overturned at the foot of Trenor's Hill, about two mile 3 from Paeroa.

It appears that the driver was about to change into lower gear when nearing the top of the hill, but there was not enough way on and the gear refused to engage. The brakes would not hold the vehicle, which ran downhill, finally overturning. None of the passengers was injured.

The Paeroa troop of boy scouts, encamped nearby, rendered valuable assistance. The bus was righted undamaged, and was then able to resume the journey to Te Aroha.

SWERVE INTO A DITCH.

SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED,

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HASTINGS. Monday.

mile Mrs. F. J. McKeown,-. of Havelock North, with three children, and Mrs. and Mies Hill, of Napier, her visitors, were driving from Havelock to Hastings this afternoon, Mrs. McKeown placed her foot inadvertently on the accelerator. The car swerved into a deep drain at the side of the road. Mrs. McKeown had one of her fingers bad!y injured. One of the children, Leila, aged 14, received a fractured" leg, and the" others were cut and bruised. The car was wrecked.